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Pronunciation: /cachexia*/

cachexia

Definition

Loss of body weight and muscle mass, and weakness that may occur in patients with cancer, AIDS, or other chronic diseases.

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ABX-EGF

homoharringtonine

JMML

proteomics

tazarotene

angiomyolipoma

gonadal shielding

stage 0 salivary gland carcinoma in situ

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autologous multiple antigen-specific T cells MASE-T

Chk1 inhibitor GDC-0425

famitinib

allogeneic skin-derived ABCB5-positive MSCs allo-APZ2-OTS

hepsulfam

R-CVP regimen

nanoparticle SN-38-encapsulated micelle formulation SNB-101

tumor peptide-loaded myeloid dendritic cells

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allelic heterogeneity

heterogeneity logarithm of the odds score

base pair

PPV

missense mutation

nail dystrophy

heteroduplex analysis

gonadal mosaicism

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