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Biopsy, excisional
See: Excisional biopsy
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- Abortion, spontaneous A miscarriage, that is, any pregnancy that is not viable (the fetus cannot survive) or in which the fetus is…
- Resistance, insulin See: Insulin resistance
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- Case-fatality percentage See: Case-fatality proportion
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