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thoracotomy

Definition

An operation to open the chest.

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chimeric

pluripotent

Opdivo

stage I lip and oral cavity cancer

gout

Zinecard

molecule

psilocybin

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amsilarotene

TGFbeta inhibitor TU2218

amivantamab and recombinant human hyaluronidase

cloxacillin

allogeneic ex-vivo-treated peripheral blood mononuclear cells

recombinant human papillomavirus bivalent vaccine

oncolytic adenovirus ICVB-1042

A2A/A2B adenosine receptor antagonist INCB106385

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negative predictive value

kindred

facies

third-degree relative

tumor suppressor gene

variant of uncertain significance

onychodystrophy

missense variant

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