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Pronunciation: /ˈsərʤəri/

surgery

Definition

A procedure to remove or repair a part of the body or to find out whether disease is present. Also called operation.

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tracheal carina

stage III vaginal cancer

OSI-7904L

rofecoxib

CT-322

neurocognitive

RFT5-dgA immunotoxin

stage 3 neuroblastoma

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cinacalcet hydrochloride

engineered red blood cells coexpressing 4-1BBL and IL-15TP RTX-240

Diprivan

anti-HCV E2 monoclonal antibody MBL-HCV1

docosahexaenoic acid

oncolytic VSV-GP BI 1821736

Tolak

NHS-POx-based hemostatic sealant patch

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microsatellite

linkage disequilibrium

first-degree relative

whole genome sequencing

CHIP

copy number variant

germline DNA

next-generation sequencing

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