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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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Rombo syndrome

Rituxan

cancer susceptibility gene

dual energy x-ray absorptiometry

regulatory T cell

mean survival

clinical trial phase

prophylactic cranial irradiation

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selective estrogen receptor degrader LX-039

Src/Abl kinase inhibitor AZD0424

T900607

diazooxonorleucine

Belrapzo

anti-CD47 monoclonal antibody MIL95

autologous clonal neoantigen T cells ATL001

Reminyl

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polygenic risk score

missense variant

mucosal neuroma

melanocytic macules associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

base pair

inherited predisposition

WES

oral papilloma

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