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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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Bowen disease

medical device

stomach acid test

salivary gland cancer

folinic acid

low-dose radiation therapy

stereotaxic radiosurgery

biliary cirrhosis

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PARP1 inhibitor AZD9574

BR96-doxorubicin immunoconjugate

Danyelza

MAGE-A3 reactive T cell receptor-transduced autologous T cells

mitosis-angiogenesis inhibitor R1530

Alkeran

autologous colon cancer cell vaccine

DDR1-2/VEGFR2-3/PDGFRalpha-beta inhibitor ICP-033

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epimutation

whole genome sequencing

D’Amico criteria

mode of inheritance

tumor DNA sequencing

depth of coverage

LD

third-degree relative

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