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Pronunciation: /cystectomy*/

cystectomy

Definition

Surgery to remove all or part of the bladder (the organ that holds urine) or to remove a cyst (a sac or capsule in the body).

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stage IV malignant pleural mesothelioma

ovarian low malignant potential tumor

Ayvakit

mortality

nasopharynx

bcl-2 antisense oligodeoxynucleotide G3139

motor

subserosa

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therapeutic immune globulin

ranitidine hydrochloride/bismuth potassium citrate/sucralfate hydrate formulation

Anti-PSMA/CD3 Protease-activated T-cell Engager JANX007

Effexor XR

sodium iodide I-131

yttrium Y 90 monoclonal antibody Hu3S193

Zoloft

anti-LAG-3/TIGIT bispecific antibody ZGGS15

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familial

allelic heterogeneity

de novo variant

attributable risk

genetic predisposition

gonadal mosaicism

intron

multigene test

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