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Pronunciation: /prɪˈvɛnɪv/

preventive

Definition

Used to prevent disease.

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ergocalciferol

psilocybine

C-peptide suppression test

BUN

nogapendekin alfa inbakicept

ALCL

LP

pharmacologic substance

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Purixan

valproic acid

ionic silver-impregnated sodium carboxymethyl cellulose antimicrobial dressing

CDK9 inhibitor KB-0742

cibisatamab

fluorine F 18 para-chloro-2-fluoroethyl-etomidate

Calomist

Inapsine

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missense variant

VUS

carrier frequency

summary logarithm of the odds score

germline mutation

tumor DNA sequencing

nonsense variant

NGS

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