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Pronunciation: /nɛk ˈdaɪsɛkʃən/

neck dissection

Definition

Surgery to remove lymph nodes and other tissues in the neck.

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MFS

microstaging

cytokine therapy

Mekinist

Fareston

germline DNA

solar keratosis

terminal cancer

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DM4-conjugated anti-Cripto monoclonal antibody BIIB015

izalontamab

dodecyl maltoside

Dilaudid

zirconium Zr 89-DFO-daratumumab

R1 cooling gel plus R2 moisturizing/sun protecting lotion

anti-HLA-G/CD3 bispecific antibody RO7515629

resiquimod hydrogel-based sustained-release formulation

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missense mutation

nonsense mutation

SNP

polygenic risk score

base pair

TDR

heterogeneity logarithm of the odds score

proband

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