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in situ

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Pronunciation: /ɪn situ*/

in situ

Definition

In its original place. For example, in carcinoma in situ, abnormal cells are found only in the place where they first formed. They have not spread.

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methoxyamine hydrochloride

copayment

amivantamab

liver function test

DNA methyltransferase

synthetic lethality

UTI

accelerated radiation therapy

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FGFR4 inhibitor SY-4798

Althose

crizanlizumab

tusamitamab ravtansine

Phenergan

recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus-expressing interferon-beta

Inderal

Anti-CSF1 Monoclonal Antibody PD-0360324

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multigene panel test

summary logarithm of the odds score

nonsense variant

ER-negative PR-negative HER2/neu-negative breast cancer

cytogenetics

cutaneous leiomyoma

microsatellite instability

polymerase chain reaction

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