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Pronunciation: /thyroidectomy*/

thyroidectomy

Definition

Surgery to remove part or all of the thyroid.

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18F-fluorothymidine

radium Ra 223-dichloride

CYLD gene

polyvinylpyrrolidone-sodium hyaluronate gel

cancer antigen 125

tenosynovial giant cell tumor

stomach

XPC gene

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lutetium Lu 177 monoclonal antibody CC49

Afinitor Disperz

Exherin

anti-DR5 agonist monoclonal antibody TRA-8

von Hippel-Lindau peptide vaccine

litronesib

topical fluorouracil

milk thistle

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tumor suppressor gene

metachronous cancer

point variant

throughput

splice-site mutation

first-degree relative

homozygous genotype

germline

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