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Pronunciation: /dɪˈfɪʃənsi/

deficiency

Definition

In medicine, a shortage of a substance (such as a vitamin or mineral) needed by the body.

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CSF

lexatumumab

IH636 grape seed extract

mechanism of action

ovarian tissue freezing

oligoastrocytoma

ABVD regimen

severe combined immunodeficiency disease

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anti-HER2 monoclonal antibody QL1209

stavudine

NGFR-transduced autologous T lymphocytes

tisagenlecleucel

FGFR4 inhibitor H3B-6527

ssRNA-based immunomodulator CV8102

monoclonal antibody E2.3

pNGVL4a-Sig/E7(detox)/HSP70 DNA and HPV16 L2/E6/E7 fusion protein TA-CIN vaccine PVX-2

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novel mutation

germline variant

haploinsufficiency

new variant

synchronous cancer

false-positive result

Southern blot

constitutional DNA

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