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Pronunciation: /ˈrɛktəl ˈkænsər/

rectal cancer

Definition

Cancer that forms in the tissues of the rectum (the last several inches of the large intestine closest to the anus).

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VeIP regimen

undescended testicles

CT-322

alpha-fetoprotein

meningeal

embryo banking

ultrasound biomicroscopy

LVA

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Symmetrel

chlorpropamide

synthetic breast cancer peptides-tetanus toxoid-poly ICLC vaccine

anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody ZZ06

Besponsa

narlumosbart

adenovector-transduced AP1903-inducible MyD88/CD40-expressing autologous PSMA-specific prostate cancer vaccine BPX-201

Mycobacterium tuberculosis arabinomannan Z-100

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mutation analysis

presymptomatic testing

Southern blot

new variant

de novo mutation

clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential

genotyping

pathognomonic

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