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axillary lymph node

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Pronunciation: /axillary* lɪmf noʊd/

axillary lymph node

Definition

A lymph node in the armpit region that drains lymph from the breast and nearby areas.

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Plan B

uveal melanoma

vitamin B2

tucatinib

EGFR gene

radiography

tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte

optic nerve

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allogeneic GM-CSF-secreting lethally irradiated prostate cancer vaccine

Aerrane

tarenflurbil

lovastatin

St. John’s wort

hepatitis C immune globulin intravenous

PSMA-targeted PET imaging agent fluorine F 18 CTT-1057

DNAJB1/PRKACA fusion protein

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biallelic

point mutation

fluorescence in situ hybridization

germline mosaicism

synchronous cancer

somatic mutation

single nucleotide polymorphism

plantar pit

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