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Pronunciation: /ɪkˈsplɔrəˌtɔri ˈsərʤəri/

exploratory surgery

Definition

Surgery to look inside the body to help make a diagnosis.

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NK-LGL

negative for intraepithelial lesion or malignancy

epothilone B

futibatinib

leukemia cell

hypoxia-inducible factor

paralytic ileus

calcium

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fuzheng yiliu decoction

neutrophil activation probe imaging agent

Azixa

type-1 polarized dendritic cell-induced antigen-specific autologous cytotoxic T lymphocytes

alvespimycin hydrochloride

Braftovi

citatuzumab bogatox

recombinant interferon Alpha 2b-like protein

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plantar pit

deletion

X-linked dominant inheritance

nonpenetrance

de novo mutation

clinical validity

double heterozygosity

summary logarithm of the odds score

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