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Pronunciation: /thrombectomy*/

thrombectomy

Definition

Surgery to remove a thrombus (blood clot) from a blood vessel.

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elacestrant dihydrochloride

body image

plaque radiotherapy

free PSA

GWAS

purine nucleoside analog

perillyl alcohol

DCF

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HPV E6/E7 DNA vaccine GX-188E

pucotenlimab

Radix Angelicae sinensis/Radix Astragali herbal supplement

samuraciclib

HER2 inhibitor DZD1516

anti-CD133-PE38-KDEL fusion protein

alteplase

Citroma

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autosomal recessive inheritance

nonsense mutation

antioncogene

first-degree relative

point mutation

third-degree relative

unaffected individual

melanocytic macules associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

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