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partial cystectomy

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Pronunciation: /ˈpɑrʃəl cystectomy*/

partial cystectomy

Definition

Surgery to remove part of the bladder (the organ that holds urine). Also called segmental cystectomy.

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aniridia

malignant peritoneal effusion

alefacept

paraneoplastic syndrome

KRN7000

congenital mesoblastic nephroma

autophagy

computed tomographic colonography

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MET receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor SGX523

carbon C 13 hyperpolarized bicarbonate

LRP5/6 antagonist BI 905677

ALK inhibitor NVL-655

honey

monoclonal antibody Me1-14 F(ab’)2

levofloxacin

oncolytic measles virus encoding thyroidal sodium iodide symporter

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RNA splicing

negative predictive value

epigenetic variant

chromosome

melanocytic macules associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

attributable risk

single nucleotide variant

heterozygous genotype

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