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Pronunciation: /palpation*/

palpation

Definition

Examination by pressing on the surface of the body to feel the organs or tissues underneath.

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HLA matching

molecular testing

stress

hereditary cancer syndrome

CAPOX regimen

side-to-end coloanal anastomosis

intravitreal chemotherapy

hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitor

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Aurora kinase inhibitor TTP607

anti-B7-H4 antibody-drug conjugate XMT-1660

zoster vaccine recombinant, adjuvanted

perfosfamide

anti-FRa/DM21 ADC IMGN151

Lyrica

busulfan/melphalan regimen

topical wound spray HP802-247

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WGS

genodermatosis

triple-negative breast cancer

autosomal recessive inheritance

frameshift variant

somatic mutation

compound heterozygosity

genomic imprinting

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