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Pronunciation: /ˈskælpəl/

scalpel

Definition

A small, thin knife used for surgery.

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chemoradiation

phase I clinical trial

diagnostic procedure

lymph

radical local excision

Matulane

nanoparticle

ISIS 3521

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Flt3/MerTK inhibitor MRX-2843

fluorine F 18 fluoropaclitaxel

anti-PD-1/anti-ILT4 bispecific antibody CDX-585

anti-EGP-2 immunotoxin MOC31-PE

Krystexxa

copper Cu 64 TP3805

TTK/PLK1 inhibitor BAL0891

morphine sulfate sustained-release tablet

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FISH

genetic marker

copy number variant

ER-negative PR-negative HER2/neu-negative breast cancer

MSI

haplotype

single nucleotide polymorphism

variant of uncertain significance

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