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Pronunciation: /ˌprɑfɪˈlæktɪk/

prophylactic

Definition

In medicine, something that prevents or protects.

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enzalutamide

disseminate

accelerated approval

Brooke-Spiegler syndrome

tumor-specific antigen

Silybum marianum

epithelium

mycosis fungoides

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lyophilized inactivated group A Streptococcus TARA-002

Retin-A MICRO

carbon nanoparticle-based formulation

CC-401

copper Cu 64 ucasareotide dasaroxetan

autologous PD-L1/CD80/CD86-targeted CAR-T cells

ipafricept

anti-EGFRvIII/CD3 bispecific antibody RO7428731

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genotyping

hypomelanosis

variant

microsatellite instability

inversion

germline variant

allelic heterogeneity

clinical validity

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