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Pronunciation: /boʊn məˈtæstəsɪs/

bone metastasis

Definition

Cancer that has spread from the original (primary) tumor to the bone.

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stage II papillary and follicular thyroid cancer (younger than 55 years)

biometry

endoscopy

diuretic

anterior mediastinum

nicotine nasal spray

resection

testicular intraepithelial neoplasia

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Xanax

cimdelirsen

Alimta

PRMT5 inhibitor AZD3470

anti-CD98 monoclonal antibody IGN523

anti-PD-1/anti-HER2 bispecific antibody IBI315

serplulimab

recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus-expressing interferon-beta

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clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential

genomic imprinting

SNP

unclassified variant

incomplete penetrance

microsatellite instability

linkage analysis

segregation analysis

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