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Pronunciation: /tracheostomy* ˈbətən/

tracheostomy button

Definition

A 0.5-inch- to 1.5-inch-long plastic tube placed in a surgically created opening (tracheostomy) in the windpipe to keep it open.

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urea nitrogen

flavopiridol

inclusion

pirfenidone

trazodone

first-degree relative

Carney syndrome

sedimentation rate

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AXL inhibitor AB801

phytochemical

deoxycholic acid

Posidur

OPCs/green tea,/spirullina/curcumin/antrodia camphorate/fermented soymilk extract capsule

Corynebacterium granulosum P40

autologous IL-15-expanded HER2-specific CD4+ T cells

XBP1-US/XBP1-SP/CD138/CS1 multipeptide vaccine PVX-410

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familial

melanocytic macules associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

nonsense mutation

gonadal mosaicism

indeterminate result

positive predictive value

splice-site mutation

hemizygous

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