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Pronunciation: /ɪˈdimə/

edema

Definition

Swelling caused by excess fluid in body tissues.

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glial cell

Stanford V

FH gene

chemotherapy

capillary malformation-arteriovenous malformation syndrome

Iressa

sarcosinamide nitrosourea

simple hysterectomy

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dapagliflozin propanediol

Zanthoxylum fructus/Zingiberis siccatum Rhizoma/Ginseng radix-based supplement TU-100

hedgehog inhibitor NLM-001

TraceIT Tissue Marker

antibody-drug conjugate SC-005

liposomal eribulin mesylate

paclitaxel liposome

Zemuron

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NPV

familial

mosaicism

penetrance

genetic counseling

polygenic risk score

germline DNA

massively parallel sequencing

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