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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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stage IV AIDS-related lymphoma

stage III gestational trophoblastic neoplasia

agranulocytosis

Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

tocilizumab

purine nucleoside analog

Stromagen

salivary gland

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anti-CD47 monoclonal antibody AO-176

GCN2 modulator HC-7366-K

adenoviral brachyury vaccine ETBX-051

carbetocin

Chk1 inhibitor GDC-0575

HER2/neu peptide vaccine GLSI-100

CD40 agonist monoclonal antibody CP-870,893

MEK inhibitor SHR 7390

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band

genotype

microsatellite

poikiloderma

multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification

new mutation

splice-site mutation

cytogenetics

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