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Pronunciation: /dɪˈstrækʃən/

distraction

Definition

In medicine, a pain relief method that takes the patient’s attention away from the pain.

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COPD

carcinoembryonic antigen assay

9p21

primary ovarian insufficiency

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hLL1

choline magnesium trisalicylate

fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 gene

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prizloncabtagene autoleucel

cobalamin

iodine 131-6-beta-iodomethyl-19-norcholesterol

talampanel

Humulin R Insulin

anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody JTX-4014

adenoviral brachyury vaccine ETBX-051

fecal microbiota transplantation capsule

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new mutation

trichilemmoma

hereditary predisposition

biallelic

mode of inheritance

autosomal dominant inheritance

false-positive result

incomplete penetrance

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