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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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DHEA

throat

electronic medical record

iseganan hydrochloride

4-NQO

rapid-onset opioid

antiangiogenesis agent

stage I kidney cancer

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anti-MSLN CAR-T cells LCAR-M23

metabolic anti-cancer agent ASCA101

gadopiclenol

anti-CD166 probody-drug conjugate CX-2009

caffeine-based cream

recombinant interleukin-1-alpha

anti-CD32B monoclonal antibody BI-1607

JAK2 inhibitor BMS-911543

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nonsense mutation

genetic heterogeneity

second-degree relative

sister chromatid exchange

frameshift variant

HLOD score

WXS

chromosome

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