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Pronunciation: /resection*/

resection

Definition

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

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R1507

antiangiogenesis agent

stage I gastric cancer

unconventional cancer treatments

value-based pricing

alefacept

Carney complex

Pamelor

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FOLFIRI-bevacizumab regimen

anti-DKK1 monoclonal antibody JS015

brincidofovir

anti-PD-L1 antibody/IL-15 fusion protein IGM-7354

ganetespib

ioflubenzamide I-131

Onyx

autologous CD20-4SCAR-expressing T cells 4SCAR20

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risk assessment

heterozygous genotype

melanocytic macules associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

sensitivity

copy number variant

carrier frequency

haplotype

germline DNA

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