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Pronunciation: /ˈtɑnsɪl/

tonsil

Definition

One of two small masses of lymphoid tissue on either side of the throat.

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Halsted radical mastectomy

monomer

carnitine

efavirenz

adjunctive therapy

castrate-sensitive prostate cancer

stage III HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer

Whipple procedure

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Testate

idarubicin hydrochloride

Gliadel Wafer

canagliflozin

Zevalin

Cordarone

Akt inhibitor NTQ1062

HLA-A*2402-restricted URLC10-KOC1-VEGFR1-VEGFR2 multipeptide vaccine

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nucleotide

splice-site mutation

new variant

nonsense mutation

MSI

hereditary predisposition

deletion

NPV

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