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Pronunciation: /prophylaxis*/

prophylaxis

Definition

An attempt to prevent disease.

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tumor lysis syndrome

tibia

Inlyta

insulin-like growth factor

erythroplakia

IMRT

limb perfusion

marijuana

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Listeria monocytogenes-LLO-PSA vaccine ADXS31-142

Testolone

Pylarify

MDM2/MDMX inhibitor ALRN-6924

PRMT1 inhibitor GSK3368715

Osteocrete

CEV regimen

anti-Nectin-4 monoclonal antibody-drug conjugate AGS-22M6E

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genotyping

proband

haploinsufficiency

microsatellite

novel mutation

consanguinity

segregation analysis

mosaicism

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