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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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cellular adhesion

symptom

pancreatectomy

Versed

PGE1

aspiration

spinal column

pediatric cancer

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Aricept

cinobufagin

oncolytic virus CF33-expressing hNIS/anti-PD-L1 antibody

anti-interleukin 1 beta monoclonal antibody FL-101

CDK4/6 inhibitor UCT-03-008

recombinant tyrosinase-related protein-2

neem mouthrinse

anti-KAAG1 antibody-drug conjugate ADCT-901

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microsatellite

phenocopy

reduced penetrance

nonpenetrance

trisomy

genome-wide association study

hereditary predisposition

negative predictive value

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