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Pronunciation: /ˈoʊpən resection*/

open resection

Definition

Surgery to remove part or all of an organ or a tumor and nearby lymph nodes. The incision is large enough to let the surgeon see into the body.

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sudden infant death syndrome

ABVE

amino acid

testicular sperm aspiration

kaposiform hemangioendothelioma

melphalan

18F-choline

fine-needle aspiration biopsy

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autologous TCR-engineered T cells IMA201

anti-CD73 monoclonal antibody CPI-006

copovithane

darolutamide

yttrium Y 90 anti-CDH3 monoclonal antibody FF-21101

budesonide/formoterol fumarate dihydrate inhalation aerosol

certolizumab pegol

CR2-fH fusion protein TT30

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genetic screening

frameshift variant

third-degree relative

nucleotide

genome-wide association study

next-generation sequencing

informed consent

trinucleotide repeat

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