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Pronunciation: /nəˈkroʊsəs/

necrosis

Definition

Refers to the death of living tissues.

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referral

active surveillance

autologous bone marrow transplant

secretin stimulation test

cisplatin

energy healing

Silybum marianum

orbit

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perflubron

CC-401

spartalizumab

nanoparticle albumin-bound docetaxel

LSD1 inhibitor GSK2879552

aminoflavone prodrug AFP464

Progenta

ACTH antagonist CRN04894

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locus

logarithm of the odds score

deletion

depth of coverage

kindred

autosomal recessive inheritance

pathogenic variant

germline mutation

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