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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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serum albumin

tracheostomy button

nephroureterectomy

adverse effect

stage IV adult Hodgkin lymphoma

Huang Lian

modified radical hysterectomy

carmustine

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alpha-folate receptor-targeting thymidylate synthase inhibitor ONX-0801

tusamitamab ravtansine

Norpramin

anti-HIV-1 lentiviral vector-expressing sh5/C46 Cal-1

colestipol

Aptosyn

In 111 monoclonal antibody Hu3S193

adenosine receptor A2A/A2B antagonist M1069

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MLPA

novel mutation

chromosome

disease-causing mutation

frameshift mutation

pathognomonic

copy number variant

codon

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