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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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trimetrexate glucuronate

RG7204

PF-3512676

foscarnet sodium

proteomics

luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone

Jemperli

antiretroviral therapy

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zirconium Zr 89-bevacizumab

lorigerlimab

CXCR2 antagonist QBM076

Wee1 kinase inhibitor IMP7068

CD73 inhibitor ATG-037

autologous dendritic cell-adenovirus p53 vaccine

larotaxel

bispecific CD80-lgG4Fc-IL-2v fusion protein GI-102

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locus heterogeneity

sumLOD score

microsatellite instability

deletion

sister chromatid exchange

inherited predisposition

fibrofolliculoma

family cancer syndrome

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