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Pronunciation: /əbˈzɔrpʃən/

absorption

Definition

The process of taking nutrients from the digestive system into the blood so they can be used in the body.

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inoperable

partial radical vulvectomy

type 2 diabetes mellitus

clonidine hydrochloride

juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma

Ultomiris

exocrine gland

AC-Taxol regimen

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clavulanic acid

azimexon

azurin-derived cell-penetrating peptide p28

bictegravir

TBX-4000-treated hematopoietic stem cells TBX-2400

autologous tumor infiltrating lymphocytes LN-145-S1

imsidolimab

HDAC inhibitor SHP-141

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microsatellite instability

clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential

variable expressivity

haplotype

pedigree

NGS

sebaceous epithelioma

founder mutation

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