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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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image-guided radiation therapy

USPSTF

monoclonal antibody Ch14.18

anastomosis

magnetic resonance imaging

Kostmann neutropenia

Aloxi

autonomic nervous system disorder

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MOv-gamma chimeric receptor gene

alkotinib

individualized MVA-based vaccine TG4050

QS21

Elopram

Linomide

alpha-galactosylceramide-pulsed autologous dendritic cells

pan-PI3K inhibitor CLR457

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single nucleotide polymorphism

incomplete penetrance

LOH

novel mutation

WXS

hereditary cancer syndrome

massively parallel sequencing

locus

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