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Pronunciation: /ˈplætənəm/

platinum

Definition

A metal that is an important component of some anticancer drugs, such as cisplatin and carboplatin.

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sebaceoma

metallic endoprosthesis

sedimentation rate

external-beam radiation therapy

medical castration

generic

stage II gestational trophoblastic neoplasia

stage IV prostate cancer

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serine/threonine kinase inhibitor CBP501

alpha-folate receptor-targeting thymidylate synthase inhibitor ONX-0801

glycine

dimethyl sulfoxide

HSP90 inhibitor HSP990

meta-fluorine F 18 fluorobenzylguanidine

neural stem cells-expressing CRAd-S-pk7

Lactobacillus rhamnosus/Lactobacillus reuteri probiotic supplement

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affected individual

cutaneous leiomyoma

splice-site variant

aneuploidy

deletion

FDR

linkage

phenotype

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