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Pronunciation: /thoracentesis*/

thoracentesis

Definition

Removal of fluid from the pleural cavity through a needle inserted between the ribs.

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neck dissection

dong quai

Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG

somatic cell

sickle cell disease

fibrin

lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma

mitotic inhibitor

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tetrahydrobiopterin

allitinib

mutant-selective PI3K-alpha H1047R inhibitor LOXO-783

MAGE-A3/12-specific TCR gene-transduced autologous PBLs

anti-HER2/anti-CD3 bispecific antibody M802

liposomal vinorelbine tartrate

carvedilol phosphate

carbon C14-labeled carboplatin

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PRS

polymerase chain reaction

heritability

microsatellite

chromosome

skin tag

translation

FDR

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