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nerve-sparing surgery

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Pronunciation: /nərv ˈspɛrɪŋ ˈsərʤəri/

nerve-sparing surgery

Definition

A type of surgery that attempts to save the nerves near the tissues being removed.

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systemic inflammatory response syndrome

therapeutic touch

epilepsy

cystourethrectomy

RO4929097

stage II gastric cancer

aerobic metabolism

differentiated thyroid cancer

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anti-PD-L1 monoclonal antibody ZKAB001

DAB389 epidermal growth factor

Lenvima

Bifidobacterium animalis/Lactobacillus rhamnosus probiotic supplement

alitretinoin

sapacitabine

autologous dinitrophenyl-modified ovarian cancer vaccine

benzydamine hydrochloride

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GWAS

heterogeneity logarithm of the odds score

FDR

summary logarithm of the odds score

splice-site mutation

palmar pit

massively parallel sequencing

phenocopy

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