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Mucositis

Inflammation and ulceration of the mucous membranes, often occurring as a side effect of chemotherapy or radiotherapy.

Lobectomy

A type of surgery that involves the removal of a lobe of an organ, especially the lungs, but can also apply to other organs like the liver or thyroid.

Narcotic Pain Medications

A rephrasing for opioids; medications that are prescribed to relieve severe pain, often by acting on the central nervous system.

Operative Side

The specific side of the patient's body on which surgical intervention is performed.