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thyroidectomy

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Pronunciation: /thyroidectomy*/

thyroidectomy

Definition

Surgery to remove part or all of the thyroid.

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Mevacor

adrenocortical carcinoma

esophagus

paralytic ileus

pulmonary embolism

secondary cancer

liver metastasis

granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor

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anti-mesothelin CAR-CD40L-expressing T lymphocytes

membrane-bound interleukin-21-expanded haploidentical natural killer cells

Androgen Receptor Antisense Oligonucleotide EZN-4176

ROS1 inhibitor JYP0322

honey-based nutritional supplement

gallium Ga 68-NOTA-Aca-BBN(7-14)

donor-derived cytokine-induced memory-like natural killer cells

Beesix

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cytogenetics

kindred

autosomal dominant inheritance

haplotype

aneuploidy

deoxyribonucleic acid

second-degree relative

skin tag

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