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Pronunciation: /stɛnt/

stent

Definition

A device placed in a body structure (such as a blood vessel or the gastrointestinal tract) to keep the structure open.

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mast cell

stage II adult soft tissue sarcoma of the trunk, arms, and legs

stage I mycosis fungoides

aromatherapy infusion

nodular parenchyma

Platinol

Mullerian tumor

intrathecal chemotherapy

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PI3K/mTOR/ALK-1/DNA-PK inhibitor P7170

omiganan pentahydrochloride

remestemcel-L

EGFR exon 20 inhibitor

erdafitinib

alpha-1,3-galactosyltransferase-expressing allogeneic lung tumor cell vaccine

hyperpolarized helium 3

relugolix

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penetrance

inherited predisposition

second-degree relative

multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification

nonpenetrance

late or variable onset

heterogeneity logarithm of the odds score

unclassified variant

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