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Pronunciation: /trephine*/

trephine

Definition

A surgical tool used to cut out circular pieces of bone or other tissue.

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HCA

uvea

BMS-275291

nasoscope

arrhenoblastoma

comfort care

HPV test

fenofibrate

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curcumin-based gel

trastuzumab

Keytruda

enadenotucirev-expressing anti-CD40 agonistic monoclonal antibody NG-350

sagopilone

anti-HER3 antibody-drug conjugate SHR-A2009

AFP gene hepatocellular carcinoma vaccine

autologous anti-CD19CAR-HER2t/CD22CAR-EGFRt-expressing T cells

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germline DNA

plantar pit

MSI

throughput

positive predictive value

LOD score

copy number variant

mode of inheritance

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