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Pronunciation: /ˈskænər/

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Definition

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

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tumor suppressor gene

radial scar

stage IA non-small cell lung cancer

spinal column

cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

mTOR inhibitor

lanreotide acetate

inflammatory breast cancer

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Purlytin

deferasirox

gorilla-derived adenovirus-expressing HPV-6/11 vaccine PRGN-2012

miR-221 LNA inhibitor LNA-i-miR-221

apricoxib

caseinate protein isolate

Dalalone LA

anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody ABT-806

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metachronous cancer

trinucleotide repeat

incomplete penetrance

VUS

synchronous cancer

consent process

carrier

missense variant

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