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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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VIP-secreting tumor

circulating tumor cell

collagenase

high-dose chemotherapy

stage I childhood non-Hodgkin lymphoma

diindolylmethane

GSK1070916A

MLN518

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CUX1 wt allele

Folotyn

gallium Ga 68 labeled PSMA-targeting radiodiagnostic agent HRS-9815

leronlimab

autologous CMV-pp65-shLAMP-1 mRNA loaded dendritic cell vaccine

pelareorep

Cotrim

Muscadine Plus

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cutaneous lichen amyloidosis

nonsense mutation

HLOD score

mode of inheritance

massively parallel sequencing

metachronous cancer

genetic anticipation

chromosomal instability

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