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Pronunciation: /ˈsɛdətɪv/

sedative

Definition

A drug or substance used to calm a person down, relieve anxiety, or help a person sleep.

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noncontiguous lymphoma

SDOH

TTMB

FAU

Klebsiella

rasburicase

stage 0 melanoma

allopathic medicine

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autologous anti-DLL-3 CAR-T cells LB2102

chimeric humanized anti-CD47 antibody

Strattera

adenoviral-transduced hIL-12-expressing autologous dendritic cells INXN-3001 plus activator ligand INXN-1001

NormoCort

orteronel

recombinant HSA/filgrastim fusion protein

ledipasvir mixture with sofosbuvir

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haploinsufficiency

new variant

Southern blot

gene

domain

gonadal mosaicism

hypomelanosis

frameshift mutation

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