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Pronunciation: /laɪˈgeɪʃən/

ligation

Definition

The process of tying off blood vessels so that blood cannot flow to a part of the body or to a tumor.

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epidermal growth factor

chronic fatigue syndrome

peritoneal carcinomatosis

benzene

BCRP

paraganglia

stage IV ovarian low malignant potential tumor

blood stasis

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Inno-hep

teicoplanin

foralumab

autologous anti-B7-H3 CAR retroviral vector-transduced T cells

Testolin

arginine/nucleotides/omega-3 fatty acids/olive oil polyphenols/antioxidants/L-carnitine oral supplement

anti-HBEGF monoclonal antibody U3-1565

Lutrin

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carrier rate

telomere

carrier frequency

onychodystrophy

frameshift variant

surveillance

unclassified variant

mosaicism

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