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Pronunciation: /ˌæpɪnˈdɛktəmi/

appendectomy

Definition

Surgery to remove the appendix (small finger-shaped pouch at the end of the first part of the large intestine).

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hand-foot syndrome

temoporfin

TUEVAP

simple hysterectomy

dietitian

disulfiram

sphincter

vasopressin

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nanosomal docetaxel lipid suspension

autologous CD133-positive BTSC mRNA-pulsed autologous dendritic cell vaccine

allogeneic anti-CD19 universal CAR-T cells CTA101

Besponsa

diindolylmethane

G207

imlunestrant

autologous anti-CD19CAR-4-1BB/CD3zeta-HER2tG-expressing CD4+/CD8+ T lymphocytes SCRI-huCAR19v2

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cutaneous lichen amyloidosis

WES

polymerase chain reaction

second-degree relative

missense variant

single nucleotide polymorphism

copy number variant

trinucleotide repeat

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