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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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lactobacillus

stage I nonmelanoma skin cancer on the head and neck (not on the eyelid)

Rothmund-Thomson syndrome

hormone-resistant

Iressa

side-to-end coloanal anastomosis

glucagonoma

fondaparinux sodium

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tariquidar

allogeneic gene-modified gamma delta T cells

oxycodone/acetaminophen

cumin/ginger extract-based artificial saliva spray

recombinant human mannose-binding lectin

flurbiprofen

HPV 16 E6/E7-encoding arenavirus vaccine HB-202

carbon C 14 dacomitinib

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microsatellite

novel variant

skin tag

germline mosaicism

next-generation sequencing

congenital

noncarrier

multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification

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