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Pronunciation: /əˈkjut/
acute
Definition
Symptoms or signs that begin and worsen quickly; not chronic.
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Lynparza
fibrous connective tissue
Hepzato
tumor promotion
buserelin
accelerated approval
HRAS gene
broxuridine
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MET receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor SGX523
tinurilimab
Promycin
brostallicin
Marcaine
flotetuzumab
gallium Ga 68 NY104
siremadlin
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epimutation
X-linked recessive inheritance
second-degree relative
TNBC
compound heterozygosity
false-positive result
fibrofolliculoma
nonpenetrance
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