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Pronunciation: /resection*/

resection

Definition

Surgery to remove tissue or part or all of an organ.

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ferrous sulfate

monoamine oxidase inhibitor

polymeric enteral nutrition formula

second-line therapy

keratin

infrared coagulation

cyproterone acetate

creatinine

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secretin

ergocalciferol

Prevnar 20

yiqi-yangyin-jiedu herbal decoction

tositumomab

doravirine

daclizumab

ABVD regimen

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late or variable onset

allelic heterogeneity

variable expressivity

single nucleotide polymorphism

insertion

plantar pit

polygenic risk score

heterogeneity logarithm of the odds score

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