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Pronunciation: /bər hoʊl/

burr hole

Definition

A small opening in the skull made with a surgical drill.

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ELISA

IM

meningeal carcinomatosis

Tazverik

stage I leiomyosarcoma of the uterus

HER1 gene

yttrium Y 90-epratuzumab tetraxetan

tumor suppressor gene

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benznidazole

relatlimab

PHC

memantine hydrochloride

Y 90 monoclonal antibody CC49

cabozantinib S-malate

APIM-containing peptide ATX-101

plitidepsin

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loss of heterozygosity

multigene test

third-degree relative

tumor DNA sequencing

MLPA

autosomal

compound heterozygosity

CNV

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