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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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stage I penile cancer

shinbone

antifibrinolytic agent

stage I endometrial cancer

fine-needle aspiration biopsy

stage IV adult non-Hodgkin lymphoma

vacuum aspiration

chronic lung disease

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diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis-inactivated poliomyelitis-Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine

alisertib sodium

carbon C 14 vemurafenib

CMF regimen

Proellex

ADC TORL-4-500

combretastatin A1 diphosphate

autologous enhanced NY-ESO-1 TCR engineered T cells GSK4427296

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VUS

SNP

onychodystrophy

epigenetics

nonsense mutation

pathogenic variant

inconclusive result

pseudogene

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