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Pronunciation: /ablation*/

ablation

Definition

In medicine, the removal or destruction of a body part or tissue or its function. Ablation may be performed by surgery, hormones, drugs, radiofrequency, heat, or other methods.

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EEG

intracavitary

Stanford V regimen

hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer

nuclear matrix protein 22

Dietary Reference Intakes

gadobenate dimeglumine

adenosquamous carcinoma

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hyaluronic acid

ATM kinase inhibitor AZD1390

CAR-T cells AMG 119

pelareorep

lactobacillus fermented extract

autologous bladder cell carcinoma RNAs/CD40L RNA electroporated autologous matured dendritic cells

autologous anti-HER2 CAR-CD28 T cells

personalized live-attenuated double-deleted Listeria monocytogenes

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aneuploidy

de novo mutation

novel mutation

CHIP

variant of uncertain significance

single nucleotide polymorphism

antioncogene

hereditary cancer syndrome

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