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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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pancreatic tumor

BEACOPP

observational study

senescence

physical medicine specialist

beta-hCG

angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia

undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma

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anti-nf-P2X7 antibody ointment BIL-010t

epacadostat

Allogeneic CRISPR-edited Anti-CD19 CAR T Cells PBLTT52CAR19

anti-CFH monoclonal antibody GT103

ginger extract

erenumab

pan-KRAS inhibitor BI 1701963

melanoma TRP2 CTL epitope vaccine SCIB1

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synchronous cancer

uninformative result

polygenic risk score

double heterozygosity

inversion

susceptibility gene mutation

presymptomatic testing

third-degree relative

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