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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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blood stem cell

locus heterogeneity

tympanites

lupus

tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand

phenylbutyrate

radical hysterectomy

spirituality

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brachyury-expressing modified vaccinia Ankara-TRICOM vaccine

fish oil/glycerol/egg lecithin-based emulsion

autologous anti-LILRB4 CAR-T cells

gadopiclenol

multipeptide vaccine S-588210

autologous CAR-mbIL15-safety switch T cells PRGN-3006

acenocoumarol

colorectal cancer peptide vaccine PolyPEPI1018

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incomplete penetrance

heterogeneity logarithm of the odds score

chromosome

cascade genetic testing

insertion

polymorphism

HLOD score

epigenetic alteration

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