What does the medical term TUR stand for?
Sometime, there may be more than one meaning of TUR abbreviation. However, what is the meaning of the TUR medical abbreviation?
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What is the TUR medical abbreviation?
In medical field, the TUR medical term stands for transurethral resection.
TUR: transurethral resection
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