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Pronunciation: /orchiectomy*/

orchiectomy

Definition

Surgery to remove one or both testicles. Also called orchidectomy.

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biological response modifier therapy

tumor load

watchful waiting

tyrosinemia

seventh cranial nerve

drug therapy

stage I colorectal cancer

palate

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iodine I 124 monoclonal antibody M5A

CDK4/6 inhibitor BPI-1178

oleclumab

hedgehog inhibitor NLM-001

topiramate

genetically modified interleukin-12 transgene-encoding Bifidobacterium longum

KRAS G12C inhibitor GH35

Lutrin

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variant of unknown significance

founder mutation

genetic heterogeneity

de novo variant

epigenetic alteration

mutation analysis

phenotype

uninformative result

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