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Pronunciation: /ˈɛmboʊˌlɪzəm/

embolism

Definition

A block in an artery caused by blood clots or other substances, such as fat globules, infected tissue, or cancer cells.

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primary cancer

radical cystectomy

yttrium Y 90-edotreotide

nanoparticle paclitaxel

Se-methyl-seleno-L-cysteine

dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor

nanogram

maxilla

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Ossirene

Hemangeol

ancient minerals magnesium lotion

norethindrone acetate

personalized neoantigen-specific T lymphocytes NEO-PTC-01

anti-B7-H3/CD28 bispecific antibody XmAb808

dapsone gel, 5%

BCG Tokyo-172 strain solution

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RNA splicing

domain

false-positive result

penetrance

genome-wide association study

palmar pit

nonpenetrance

single nucleotide polymorphism

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