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Pronunciation: /ˈstoʊmə/

stoma

Definition

A surgically created opening from an area inside the body to the outside.

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TNFerade

MPNST

gp96 HSP-peptide complex

endocrine pancreas cell

perineal colostomy

Cozaar

KX2-391

motexafin gadolinium

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alpha/beta T-cell/CD19+ B-cell-depleted unrelated or partially matched donor-derived allogeneic peripheral blood stem cells

tigatuzumab

Dymelor

Jardiance

naxitamab-gqgk

patritumab

BTK inhibitor DTRMWXHS-12

androgen receptor antisense oligonucleotide AZD5312

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band

splice-site mutation

frameshift variant

predisposing mutation

deletion

PPV

autosomal

presymptomatic testing

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