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biopsy specimen

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Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪɑpsi ˈspɛsəmən/

biopsy specimen

Definition

Tissue removed from the body and examined under a microscope to determine whether disease is present.

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vertebral column

viral vector

pulmonologist

co-culture

triple-negative breast cancer

amino acid sequence

peripheral blood

Ambien

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Cyren A

V-Boost Immunitor

anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody mixture sym004

anti-C4.4a antibody-drug conjugate BAY1129980

MART-1/gp100/Tyrosinase/MAGE-A3 peptides-loaded irradiated allogeneic plasmacytoid dendritic cells

Anti-B7-H4/ TOP1i Antibody-drug Conjugate AZD8205

tanomastat

technetium Tc 99m glycopeptide

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carrier

de novo mutation

X-linked dominant inheritance

second-degree relative

telomere

point variant

linkage analysis

trinucleotide repeat

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