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Pronunciation: /əˈkjut peɪn/

acute pain

Definition

Pain that comes on quickly, can be severe, but lasts a relatively short time.

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venipuncture

mitosis

myelosclerosis with myeloid metaplasia

epratuzumab

stage II transitional cell cancer of the renal pelvis and ureter

21-gene signature

rasburicase

overtreatment

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gluten-free compact nutritional supplement drink

Bag Balm

TRK inhibitor VC004

Permitil

autologous oxidized ovarian tumor cell lysate vaccine

BET inhibitor TQB3617

ALDH inhibitor NYH817G and mitochondrial complex 1 inhibitor NYH100P

green tea-based mouth rinse

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poikiloderma

variant of uncertain significance

nonsense variant

mutation analysis

clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential

null allele

fibrofolliculoma

cascade testing

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