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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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thioguanine

smokeless tobacco

perfusion magnetic resonance imaging

thyroid gland

stage I nasal cavity and ethmoid sinus cancer

nitroarginine

ultraviolet B radiation

incidence

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multivitamin

eurestobart

brassica vegetable

autologous anti-CD19/anti-CD20-CAR-CD28-4-1BB-CD3zeta-EGFRt+-expressing Tn/mem cells

autologous GM-CSF-secreting breast cancer vaccine

Selzentry

TTI-237

extended release bupivacaine hydrochloride resorbable matrix formulation

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depth of coverage

chromosomal instability

single nucleotide variant

consultand

biallelic

phenocopy

carrier

assisted reproductive technology

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