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LEEP

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-004767

A technique that uses electric current passed through a thin wire loop to remove abnormal tissue. Also called loop electrosurgical excision procedure and loop excision.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-004767
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Expansionsloop electrosurgical excision procedure; loop excision
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "LEEP",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A technique that uses electric current passed through a thin wire loop to remove abnormal tissue. Also called loop electrosurgical excision procedure and loop excision.",
  "expansions": [
    "loop electrosurgical excision procedure",
    "loop excision"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/leep/"
}

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