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| A procedure that uses surgery to remove tissue or part or all of an organ. |
Previous Definitions: | replication cycle, reproductive cell, reproductive system, resectable, resected | Next Definitions: | resectoscope, residual disease, resiquimod, resistant cancer, resorption |
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