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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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arginine butyrate

anastrozole

corticosteroid

μL

Boswellia serrata

brain metastasis

endocrine-inactive tumor

interleukin

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nelipepimut-S plus GM-CSF vaccine

ligand directed degrader BMS-986460

diphtheria toxoid/tetanus toxoid/acellular pertussis vaccine adsorbed

FAK inhibitor GSK2256098

olaratumab

recombinant oncolytic adenovirus 5 encoding non-secreting interleukin-12 BioTTT001

ivaltinostat

amrubicin

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heterogeneity logarithm of the odds score

band

nucleotide

loss of heterozygosity

gonadal mosaicism

RNA splicing

mutation analysis

multigene test

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