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Pronunciation: /tracheostomy*/

tracheostomy

Definition

Surgery to create an opening (stoma) into the windpipe. The opening itself may also be called a tracheostomy.

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squamous cell

stage IV Wilms tumor

keloid

acneiform eruption

mometasone furoate

selective estrogen receptor degrader

Surgeon General

diuresis

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poziotinib hydrochloride

protein stabilized liposomal docetaxel nanoparticles

PARP inhibitor AZD2461

allogeneic CD8+ leukemia-associated antigens specific T cells NEXI-001

CBP/p300 bromodomain inhibitor FT-7051

Fluzone

PD-1-directed probody CX-188

aerosol sargramostim

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gene

LOH

frameshift mutation

summary logarithm of the odds score

whole genome sequencing

recurrence risk

aneuploidy

linkage disequilibrium

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