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decortication

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Pronunciation: /decortication*/

decortication

Definition

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

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hepatic artery

tazarotene

complete hysterectomy

colorectal adenoma

homozygous genotype

compression

disseminate

Monjuvi

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carbetocin

cyclin-dependent kinase 6 inhibitor

Tirazone

anti-ROR1/PNU-159682 derivative antibody-drug conjugate NBE-002

alunacedase alfa

azaserine

Aurora A kinase inhibitor LY3295668

Leukine

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X-linked dominant inheritance

autosomal dominant inheritance

false-positive result

new mutation

epigenetics

heterozygous genotype

depth of coverage

novel mutation

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