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Pronunciation: /məˈtælɪk/

metallic

Definition

Having to do with metal. Some cancer treatments may change the sense of taste and cause foods to have a metallic taste.

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histiocytic neoplasm

LAMB3 gene

gadopentetate dimeglumine

VIP-producing neuroendocrine tumor

SUFU gene

radioimmunodiagnostics

measurable disease

cerebrum

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autologous BCMA-targeted CAR-T cells CC-98633

Natolone

motolimod

apricoxib

PRAME-targeting T-cell receptor/Iinducible caspase 9 BPX-701

PERK inhibitor NMS-03597812

anti-CD30/CD3 bispecific antibody GEN3017

gilteritinib fumarate

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epigenetic variant

splice-site variant

codon

reduced penetrance

nonsense mutation

germline variant

pathognomonic

variant of uncertain significance

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