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Pronunciation: /decortication*/

decortication

Definition

Removal of part or all of the external surface of an organ.

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stomach

thyroidologist

nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

CNS metastasis

PFT

ethnic group

polymyositis

cell type

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PAI-1 inhibitor ACT001

engineered IL-12 prodrug WTX-330

anti-HGF monoclonal antibody TAK-701

cevostamab

Mekinist

recombinant human thrombopoietin

BET bromodomain inhibitor ZEN-3694

hepatitis A vaccine

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whole exome sequencing

reduced penetrance

missense mutation

heterogeneity logarithm of the odds score

variant of uncertain significance

palmar pit

late or variable onset

TNBC

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