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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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hematoma

tubulin

BRCAPro

PRRT

Sho-saiko-to

cohort study

radiation cystitis

DDB2 gene

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Visipaque

pNGVL4a-Sig/E7(detox)/HSP70 DNA and HPV16 L2/E6/E7 fusion protein TA-CIN vaccine PVX-2

anti-CD19/anti-CD3/anti-CD2 trispecific antibody PIT565

green tea extract

artemether sublingual spray

Syndros

anti-GPC3-CAR-T lymphocytes TAK-102

quadrivalent inactivated influenza vaccine

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inherited predisposition

Ashkenazi Jews

genodermatosis

metachronous cancer

surveillance

novel variant

polymerase chain reaction

translocation

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