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Pronunciation: /pləˈsiboʊ/

placebo

Definition

An inactive substance, treatment or procedure that is intended to provide baseline measurements for the experimental protocol of a clinical trial.

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tethered capsule endoscope

mean

stage II adult soft tissue sarcoma of the trunk, arms, and legs

stem cell factor

acetyl-L-carnitine hydrochloride

dysplasia

diphosphonate

cervicectomy

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fluorine F 18-azafol

pegylated orthogonal IL-2 STK-009

monoclonal antibody 4B5 anti-idiotype vaccine

anti-PSMA/CD3 bispecific antibody JNJ-63898081

iodine I 131 IPA

anti-TGF-beta RII monoclonal antibody IMC-TR1

indium In 111 ibritumomab tiuxetan

autologous tumor infiltrating lymphocytes ITIL-168

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linkage analysis

indeterminate result

cascade testing

PPV

multigene test

intron

TDR

germline DNA

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