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Pronunciation: /əˈkjut/

acute

Definition

Symptoms or signs that begin and worsen quickly; not chronic.

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Mekinist

diploid

morphology

18F-sodium fluoride positron emission tomography

fluorouracil

VAMP regimen

visual analog scale

neck dissection

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penicillamine

MAGE-A4-specific T-cell engager CDR404

acalisib

gp100-fowlpox vaccine

midazolam-containing buccal liquid

Onureg

autologous sarcoma lysate-pulsed dendritic cell vaccine

trabedersen

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positive predictive value

new variant

null allele

LOD score

logarithm of the odds score

tumor DNA sequencing

microsatellite

informed consent

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