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Pronunciation: /kəmˈprɛʃən pəmp/

compression pump

Definition

A machine used to keep blood and lymph flowing by pushing air through bands or sleeves that are placed on the arms or legs.

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garden heliotrope

18F-sodium fluoride positron emission tomography

ulceration

epithelioid sarcoma

alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency

breast carcinoma in situ

cc

serous membrane

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interleukin-12-Fc fusion protein DF6002

anti-CD38/CD3 bispecific monoclonal antibody GBR 1342

bizaxofusp

anti-DLL4 monoclonal antibody MEDI0639

Elspar

Clostridium butyricum-containing probiotic

copper Cu 64-PSMA-I&T

anti-PD-1/anti-TIGIT bispecific antibody IBI321

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family cancer syndrome

positive predictive value

novel variant

clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential

telomere

homozygous genotype

germline

affected individual

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