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Pronunciation: /axillary* ˈdaɪsɛkʃən/

axillary dissection

Definition

Surgery to remove lymph nodes found in the armpit region. Also called axillary lymph node dissection.

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Inqovi

BAP1 tumor predisposition syndrome

Perjeta

Ayurvedic medicine

all-trans retinoic acid

vascular system

regorafenib

cervical adenocarcinoma

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iodine I 123 anti-CEA recombinant diabody T84.66

Wegovy

carnosine

allogeneic anti-CD7 CAR T cells WU-CART-007

hexaminolevulinate hydrochloride

natural human interferon alpha OPC-18

personalized synthetic long peptide breast cancer vaccine

PD-1 knockout EBV-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes

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gene

nonpenetrance

VUS

cosegregation

ER-negative PR-negative HER2/neu-negative breast cancer

frameshift variant

genetic susceptibility

null allele

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