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Pronunciation: /ˈpɑrʃəl nephrectomy*/

partial nephrectomy

Definition

Surgery to remove part of one kidney or a kidney tumor, but not an entire kidney.

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endoscopic mucosal resection

AGC

lipophilic

xerostomia

granulocytic sarcoma

ASPS

large granular lymphocyte

stem cell

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Altuviiio

autologous iC9-GD2-CAR-expressing VZV-specific T lymphocytes

BTK degrader HSK29116

carbon C 14-pamiparib

hepatitis A vaccine

autologous AXL-targeted CAR-T cells CCT301-38

anti-NaPi2b antibody-drug conjugate XMT-1592

recombinant bovine basic fibroblast growth factor

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mutation analysis

surveillance

pathogenic variant

inversion

multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification

microsatellite instability

linkage analysis

cascade testing

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