| partialism |
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| partial response |
A decrease in the size of a tumor, or in the extent of cancer in the body, in response to treatment.
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| partial hysterectomy |
Surgery to remove the uterus only. When the uterus and part or all of the cervix are removed, it is called a total hysterectomy.
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| partial mastectomy |
The removal of cancer as well as some of the breast tissue around the tumor and the lining over the chest muscles below the tumor. Usually some of the lymph nodes under the arm are also taken out. Also called segmental mastectomy.
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| partial pressure |
The pressure that a component of a gaseous mixture would have if it alone occupied the same volume at the same temperature as the mixture. See Dalton's law.
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