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Pronunciation: /tracheostomy*/

tracheostomy

Definition

Surgery to create an opening (stoma) into the windpipe. The opening itself may also be called a tracheostomy.

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ECM

hepatitis

bowel function

mesenchymal

chitin

naxitamab

lexatumumab

Department of Health and Human Services

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ribavirin

trichostatin A

PI3K-gamma inhibitor ZX-4081

ABCG2 substrate

Ras inhibitor RSC-1255

allogeneic polymer-encapsulated IL-2-secreting retinal pigmented epithelial cells AVB-001

JAK2 inhibitor XL019

autologous bispecific CD19/CD22-targeted CAR-T cells GC022F

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trinucleotide repeat

predisposing mutation

sebaceous epithelioma

assisted reproductive technology

CHIP

kindred

family cancer syndrome

homozygous genotype

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