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lung metastasis

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Pronunciation: /ləŋ məˈtæstəsɪs/

lung metastasis

Definition

Cancer that has spread from the original (primary) tumor to the lung.

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extragonadal germ cell tumor

electroshock therapy

coloanal anastomosis

non-ionizing radiation

gonioscopy

crisis intervention

crib death

urine

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

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18F-fluoromisonidazole

amikacin sulfate

efatutazone dihydrochloride

anti-HER2 antibody-drug conjugate JSKN003

adagloxad simolenin

cathepsin-cleavable NIR substrate probe 6QC-NIR

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multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification

phenotype

constitutional DNA

hemizygous

null allele

single nucleotide variant

positive predictive value

recurrence risk

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