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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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ultrasound biomicroscopy

squamous intraepithelial lesion

intra-arterial

OCT

pediatric

bispecific T-cell engager

hydrolysis

OTC

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dimethylbusulfan

lenalidomide prolonged-release formulation NEX-20A

dofequidar fumarate

quizartinib dihydrochloride

anti-CD19/anti-CD22 bispecific immunotoxin DT2219ARL

fluorine F 18 fluoropaclitaxel

personalized neoantigen follicular lymphoma vaccine

anti-ILT4 monoclonal antibody MK-4830

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Sanger sequencing

positive predictive value

deoxyribonucleic acid

heteroduplex analysis

hypomelanosis

missense variant

next-generation sequencing

consanguinity

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