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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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patient-reported outcome

serotonin

Carney syndrome

axillary

dentist

anterior

oxidize

thrombus

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allogeneic CD56-positive CD3-negative natural killer cells CYNK-001

Ritalin

agerafenib

brequinar

autologous CCR4-CD30CAR-CD28-CD3zeta-expressing T lymphocytes

porfiromycin

digestible starch

diarylsulfonylurea compound ILX-295501

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single nucleotide polymorphism

cutaneous leiomyoma

cascade genetic testing

noninferiority study

nonsense mutation

tumor suppressor gene

missense mutation

late or variable onset

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