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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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premalignant

Trifolium pratense

herpesvirus

nonmelanoma skin carcinoma in situ on the head and neck (not on the eyelid)

eniluracil

Cyramza

coccyx

immune checkpoint protein

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lutetium Lu 177-DOTA-di-HSG peptide IMP-288

anti-PVRIG monoclonal antibody JS009

monoclonal antibody Lym-1

amolimogene bepiplasmid

Qnasl

dabrafenib mesylate

Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole

PTPN2 inhibitor ABBV-CLS-484

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transcription

gonadal mosaicism

somatic mutation

missense variant

informed consent

NGS

epigenetic alteration

splice-site variant

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