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Pronunciation: /θɔˈræsɪk ˈsərʤɪn/

thoracic surgeon

Definition

A surgeon who has special training in operating on organs inside the chest, including the heart and lungs.

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Kymriah

GM-CSF

innate immunity

methotrexate sodium

plantar pit

carboxyamidotriazole

Adriamycin

pedunculated

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personalized liposomal neoantigen-based peptide vaccine EVX-01

allogeneic GM-CSF-secreting lethally irradiated whole melanoma cell vaccine

idarubicin hydrochloride

Korlym

4′-iodo-4′-deoxydoxorubicin

monoclonal antibody GIM-122

Kineret

DNA polymerase theta inhibitor ART6043

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nonpenetrance

multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification

variant of unknown significance

whole exome sequencing

cutaneous leiomyoma

sister chromatid exchange

gene

loss of heterozygosity

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