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Definition

In medicine, an instrument that takes pictures of the inside of the body.

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tumor

second opinion

esthesioneuroblastoma

susceptibility gene mutation

biometry

guaiac smear test

phase IV clinical trial

laparoscope

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Panhematin

emepepimut-S

mifepristone

hypertonic saline

Iveegam EN

flumatinib mesylate

anti-GARP monoclonal antibody DS-1055a

mammaglobin-A DNA vaccine

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founder mutation

Sanger sequencing

variant of unknown significance

MLPA

cutaneous leiomyoma

clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential

hypomelanosis

somatic variant

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