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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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viral therapy

disorder

olfactory neuroblastoma

hemochromatosis

coronary artery bypass grafting

mucinous carcinoma

stage IV vulvar cancer

anxiolysis

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Trodelvy

Gotistobart

anti-IGSF8 monoclonal antibody GV20-0251

Linomide

AXL/ FLT3/VEGFR2 inhibitor KC1036

nandrolone decanoate

anti-CD22-CAR m971-BBz lentiviral vector-transduced autologous T lymphocytes CRG-022

enristomig

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genotype

chromosomal instability

genodermatosis

nucleotide

genetic marker

X-linked recessive inheritance

loss of heterozygosity

cosegregation

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