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Pronunciation: /sigmoidoscope*/

sigmoidoscope

Definition

A thin, tube-like instrument used to examine the inside of the colon. A sigmoidoscope has a light and a lens for viewing and may have a tool to remove tissue.

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hereditary predisposition

lymphoma

nonprescription

cerebellar hemangioblastoma

Padcev

in-transit metastasis

MDS

stage 0 HPV-negative oropharyngeal carcinoma in situ

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NSD2 inhibitor KTX-1001

irinotecan/P-glycoprotein inhibitor HM30181AK combination tablet

anti-dectin-2 agonist monoclonal antibody BDC-3042

robatumumab

anti-4-1BB/5T4 bispecific Aantibody ALG.APV-527

pipendoxifene

Purlytin

ovarian tumor antigen-activated autologous dendritic cell vaccine

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predisposing mutation

single nucleotide polymorphism

family cancer syndrome

somatic mutation

point mutation

indeterminate result

telomere

pseudogene

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