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Pronunciation: /parathyroidectomy*/

parathyroidectomy

Definition

Surgery to remove one or more parathyroid glands (four pea-sized organs found on the thyroid).

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nonmalignant hematologic disorder

para-aminobenzoic acid

stage II medullary thyroid cancer

panacea

MRA

guided imagery

pentosan polysulfate

study agent

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emfizatamab

Defitelio

vascular endothelial growth factor antisense oligonucleotide

eritoran tetrasodium

lacutamab

Hpk1 inhibitor PRJ1-3024

autologous PD1-inhibiting anti-CD19 4-1BB CAR T cells

bupivacaine hydrochloride

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germline

polymerase chain reaction

germline mutation

variant of unknown significance

fluorescence in situ hybridization

multigene test

logarithm of the odds score

somatic mutation

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