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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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glial tumor

lorazepam

pharmacopoeia

water-soluble vitamin

cytomegalovirus

transient leukemia

myelodysplasia

adenoid cystic carcinoma

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HIF2alpha inhibitor DFF332

dostarlimab-gxly

anti-TREM2 monoclonal antibody PY314

autologous anti-GD2CAR-CD28-CD3zeta-IL-15-expressing natural killer T cells

mouse prostate-specific membrane antigen plasmid DNA vaccine

autologous human anti-CD19CAR-4-1BB-CD3zeta-EGFRt-expressing CD4+/CD8+ T lymphocytes

Insegia

Releuko

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consultand

sebaceoma

genetic susceptibility

exon

epigenetic alteration

WXS

microsatellite instability

hereditary predisposition

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