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Pronunciation: /pleurectomy*/

pleurectomy

Definition

Surgery to remove part of the pleura (a thin layer of tissue that covers the interior wall of the chest cavity).

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stage IVA hypopharyngeal cancer

extract

S100 calcium binding protein A9

multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A syndrome

HPV RNA test

radionuclide

clove cigarette

pathognomonic

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PEG4000/simethicone/sodium sulphate/sodium bicarbonate/electrolytes oral solution

pregabalin

allogeneic gamma-delta T lymphocytes TCB-008

progesterone vaginal insert

tin Sn 117m DTPA

oncolytic vaccinia virus expressing leptin/IL-2 fusion protein ASP1012

axatilimab

ozarelix

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insertion

splice-site variant

depth of coverage

genetic heterogeneity

point mutation

PPV

sumLOD score

genome-wide association study

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