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Pronunciation: /ileostomy*/

ileostomy

Definition

An opening into the ileum, part of the small intestine, from the outside of the body. An ileostomy provides a new path for waste material to leave the body after part of the intestine has been removed.

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neurofibromatosis type 1

humor therapy

hereditary cancer syndrome

12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate

PANVAC-V

Talvay

aromatherapist

total estrogen blockade

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Nasacort

anti-TIGIT/anti-PVRIG bispecific antibody PM1009

gp96-secreting allogeneic bladder cancer cell vaccine HS-410

Bifidobacterium animalis/Lactobacillus rhamnosus probiotic supplement

Geopen

MEK inhibitor NFX-179

Lactobacillus acidophilus/Streptococcus thermophilus/Bifidobacterium lactis/L. rhamnosus/B. longum/B. bifidum-based probiotic supplement

HspE7

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codon

genome-wide association study

reduced penetrance

base pair

compound heterozygosity

SNP

nonsense mutation

fibrofolliculoma

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