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dimethyl sulfoxide

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Pronunciation: /dimethyl* sulfoxide*/

dimethyl sulfoxide

Definition

A polar organic solvent. DMSO is a free radical scavenger that has been used to treat extravasation damage caused by anthracycline-based chemotherapy.

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stage III leiomyosarcoma of the uterus

cc

cystic nephroma

interleukin-13 PE38QQR immunotoxin

naltrexone hydrochloride

BDCS

Newcastle disease virus

OED

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ketoprofen

eplerenone

anti-CAIX CAR T cells

anti-CTLA4 mAb RNA/GITRL RNA-transfected autologous dendritic cell vaccine

anti-CD19/CD3 bispecific antibody CN201

anti-mesothelin-Pseudomonas exotoxin 24 cytolytic fusion protein LMB-100

autologous IL-7/CCL19-expressing anti-GM2 CAR T cells NIB-101

Jarlsberg cheese

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gene

genotyping

locus heterogeneity

HLOD score

translocation

ER-negative PR-negative HER2/neu-negative breast cancer

negative predictive value

poikiloderma

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