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palpation

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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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pheochromocytoma

gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist

vitamin A

grief therapy

jejunostomy

hyperpigmentation

cardia

acoustic neuroma

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iodine I 131 IPA

sodium fluoride

Elmiron

iPSC-derived CD16/IL-15RF-expressing anti-CD19 CAR-NK cells FT596

CD19CAR-CD3zeta-expressing autologous T lymphocytes

Minocin

anti-CD47/anti-PD-L1 bispecific antibody PF-07257876

long PD-L1 peptide vaccine

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novel variant

deleterious mutation

linkage analysis

noncarrier

positive predictive value

homozygous genotype

false-positive result

heteroduplex analysis

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