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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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microbiome

stage IV esophageal adenocarcinoma

FEC regimen

alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency

epigenetic alteration

cutaneous breast cancer

nicotinic acid

hypoxia

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Aveeno cream

anti-TIM-3 monoclonal antibody

autologous anti-CD19CAR-4-1BB/CD3zeta-HER2tG-expressing CD4+/CD8+ T lymphocytes SCRI-huCAR19v2

bispecific ligand-drug conjugate CBP-1019

Xospata

H-ras antisense oligodeoxynucleotide ISIS 2503

Afinitor Disperz

pomegranate liquid extract

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VUS

HLOD score

RNA splicing

Southern blot

inherited predisposition

novel variant

uninformative result

depth of coverage

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