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Pronunciation: /ˈæktəˌveɪt/

activate

Definition

In biology, to stimulate a cell in a resting state to become active. This causes biochemical and functional changes in the activated cell.

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placebo-controlled

oral dysplasia

stage II AIDS-related lymphoma

diacetylmorphine hydrochloride

Oncotype DX ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) assay

LAMC2 gene

Pemazyre

molecular characterization

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testosterone undecanoate

adenovirus 5/F35-human guanylyl cyclase C-PADRE

Autologous CRISPR-edited Anti-CD19 CAR T Cells XYF19

recombinant adenovirus-interferon/Syn3

omacetaxine mepesuccinate

Tecentriq

TCR-specific, alpha fetoprotein-enhanced autologous T lymphocytes

sacituzumab tirumotecan

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SNP

transcription

double heterozygosity

PPV

CHIP

codon

inversion

novel mutation

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