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Pronunciation: /thrombus*/

thrombus

Definition

A blood clot that forms on the wall of a blood vessel or in the heart when blood platelets, proteins, and cells stick together. A thrombus may block the flow of blood.

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next-generation sequencing

proton

stage IVA nasal cavity and ethmoid sinus cancer

acid

Tagrisso

aromatherapy massage

molecular radiation therapy

proximal

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ethacrynic acid

anti-HER2/HER2 bispecific ADC KM501

gemcitabine 5′-elaidic acid ester

pertuzumab

diphtheria toxoid/tetanus toxoid/acellular pertussis adsorbed, recombinant hepatitis B/inactivated poliovirus vaccine combined

red tomato juice

fosifloxuridine nafalbenamide

kinase inhibitor TQB3912

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genetic heterogeneity

single nucleotide polymorphism

autosomal recessive inheritance

melanocytic macules associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

predisposing mutation

multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification

indeterminate result

surveillance

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