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Pronunciation: /ostomy*/

ostomy

Definition

An operation to create an opening (a stoma) from an area inside the body to the outside. Colostomy and urostomy are types of ostomies.

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nephrostomy

Sarclisa

SIDS

thymoma

luminal B breast cancer

DNR order

MEK1 protein

syngeneic bone marrow transplant

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cisplatin micelle formulation HA132

autologous anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T cells AUTO1

saw palmetto berry extract supplement

opnurasib

autologous alpha-PNE switchable CAR T cells CLBR001 and CD19-specific adapter molecule SWI019

anti-CD19/CD3 bispecific antibody CN201

octreotide sustained-release formulation Debio 4126

iodine I 131 omburtamab

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kindred

penetrance

FDR

missense mutation

domain

phenocopy

allele

negative predictive value

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