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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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human leukocyte antigen matching

hormone treatment

urinary retention

anaplastic large cell lymphoma

beta-adrenergic blocking agent

busulfan

stage II testicular cancer

sorafenib tosylate

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Reactrol

allogeneic nicotinamide-expanded natural killer cells GDA-201

123-I-MIP-1095

Mcl-1 inhibitor MIK665

belumosudil

decitabine

Clonidine Lauriad

autologous MAGE-A10-specific HLA-A2-restricted TCR c796 gene-engineered lymphocytes

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multigene panel test

noncarrier

triple-negative breast cancer

Ashkenazi Jews

genodermatosis

linkage disequilibrium

germline

synchronous cancer

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