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pleural effusion

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Pronunciation: /pleural* effusion*/

pleural effusion

Definition

An abnormal collection of fluid between the thin layers of tissue (pleura) lining the lung and the wall of the chest cavity.

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microsatellite instability-high cancer

green tea extract

CISNET

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

plasmablastic lymphoma

CDK4 gene

obstetrician

embryonic

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fosbretabulin tromethamine

autologous anti-CD22 CAR-expressing T cells SCRI-CAR22v2

Evaux thermal spring water-based solution

porcupine inhibitor CGX1321

anti-PD-L1 monoclonal antibody IMC-001

Rezurock

PEG-linked L-RNA oligonucleotide hepcidin-targeting agent NOX-H94

voruciclib

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variant of unknown significance

surveillance

autosomal recessive inheritance

compound heterozygosity

fibrofolliculoma

inherited predisposition

trinucleotide repeat

multigene panel test

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