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dyspnea

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Pronunciation: /ˌdɪspˈniə/

dyspnea

Definition

Difficult, painful breathing or shortness of breath.

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capillary malformation-arteriovenous malformation syndrome

lumen

L-arginine

HER2-low breast cancer

nutrition

caloric intake

PHR

clear cell adenocarcinoma

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PARP-1/2 inhibitor ABT-767

CDK9 inhibitor KB-0742

imlunestrant

temoporfin

green tea/licorice extract-based antioxidant solution

perifosine

methyl bacteriopurpurinimide

recombinant PRAME protein plus AS15 adjuvant GSK2302025A

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autosomal

germline

sister chromatid exchange

family cancer syndrome

tumor DNA sequencing

missense mutation

mutation analysis

pathogenic variant

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