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Pronunciation: /lobectomy*/

lobectomy

Definition

Surgery to remove a whole lobe (section) of an organ (such as the lungs, liver, brain, or thyroid gland).

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fedratinib hydrochloride

adipokine

XELIRI regimen

gynecologic oncologist

RECIST

desmoplastic small round cell tumor

epothilone ZK219477

venipuncture

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locally-acting temozolomide formulation SI-053

Iscar

Androstane Steroid HE3235

gallium Ga 68-labeled DOTA Di-HSG peptide IMP-288

allogeneic CRISPR-edited anti-CD19 CAR T cells CB-010

Follutein

Dextrostat

human embryonic stem cell-derived midbrain dopamine neuron cells MSK-DA01

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cascade testing

pseudogene

consanguinity

variable expressivity

somatic variant

deletion

hypomelanosis

frameshift variant

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