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axillary lymph node dissection

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Pronunciation: /axillary* lɪmf noʊd ˈdaɪsɛkʃən/

axillary lymph node dissection

Definition

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

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splenic

pulmonologist

anticachexia

seminal fluid

alcohol ablation

primary treatment

tradition

osteitis deformans

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liposome-encapsulated recombinant human Cu/Zn superoxide-dismutase

fructooligosaccharide/Lactobacillus paracasei/Lactobacillus rhamnosus/Lactobacillus acidophilus/Bifidobacterium lactis

Welireg

CXCR4 antagonist BL-8040

histone-lysine N-methyltransferase EZH2 inhibitor GSK2816126

galunisertib

fimepinostat

ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer-based embolic agent

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second-degree relative

susceptibility gene mutation

frameshift mutation

haploinsufficiency

variable expressivity

mutation analysis

next-generation sequencing

palmar pit

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