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Pronunciation: /daɪˈʤɛsʧən/

digestion

Definition

The process of breaking down food into substances the body can use for energy, tissue growth, and repair.

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lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan

nonsense mutation

cut point

EBM

intermediate-grade DCIS

insomnia

stage II papillary and follicular thyroid cancer (younger than 55 years)

calcium

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POMx

pralatrexate

autologous monocyte-derived lysate-pulsed dendritic cells PV-001-DC

rosuvastatin calcium

furosemide topical gel CLS006

ivuxolimab

anti-EGFRvIII/CD3 bispecific antibody RO7428731

canerpaturev

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PPV

founder mutation

linkage disequilibrium

negative predictive value

point mutation

penetrance

de novo variant

nonpenetrance

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