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Pronunciation: /ˌæmpjəˈteɪʃən/

amputation

Definition

The removal by surgery of a limb (arm or leg) or other body part because of injury or disease, such as diabetes or cancer.

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GVHD

AZD2171

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration

primary effusion lymphoma

intravenous pyelogram

LipoTaxen

osteochondroma

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Depakote

MVF-HER-2(597-626)-MVF-HER-2 (266-296) peptide vaccine

sorafenib tosylate

Ad5-survivin-transduced autologous dendritic cell vaccine

monoclonal microbial EDP1503

magnesium-rich mineral water

alloantigen-specific allogeneic type 1 regulatory T cells T-allo10

anti-CD38/CD28xCD3 tri-specific monoclonal antibody SAR442257

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locus

gonadal mosaicism

autosomal recessive inheritance

cascade genetic testing

germline

epigenetics

domain

throughput

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