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Pronunciation: /əˈgrɛsɪv/

aggressive

Definition

In medicine, describes a tumor or disease that forms, grows, or spreads quickly. It may also describe treatment that is more severe or intense than usual.

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azathioprine sodium

CAD system

sperm aspiration

sulindac

urinary incontinence

extraskeletal osteosarcoma

mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma

3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy

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anti-PVR monoclonal antibody NTX-1088

vinorelbine tartrate

autologous lymphoma cell/autologous dendritic cell electrofusion hybrid vaccine

carbon C 11 YJH08

anti-progranulin monoclonal antibody AG01

PERK inhibitor NMS-03597812

T-regulatory cell-enriched donor cells

anti-CD30 antibody-drug conjugate SGN-35T

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affected individual

polygenic risk score

sumLOD score

constitutional DNA

autosomal

palmar pit

tumor DNA sequencing

family cancer syndrome

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