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thoracotomy

Definition

An operation to open the chest.

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morbidity

isthmus

polysaccharide

vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia

GAD

alkalinization

penis

NK-LGL leukemia

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carbamazepine

NA17-A antigen

VEGFR/PDGFR dual kinase inhibitor TAK-593

Flovent

Proluton

vopratelimab

indium In 111 bevacizumab

Epogen

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autosomal dominant inheritance

TDR

fluorescence in situ hybridization

haploinsufficiency

kindred

clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential

trisomy

oral papilloma

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