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Pronunciation: /əbˈzɔrpʃən/

absorption

Definition

The process of taking nutrients from the digestive system into the blood so they can be used in the body.

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diverticulitis

hypofractionated radiation therapy

grade III ductal carcinoma in situ

B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

cell proliferation

obstetrician

distal colon

PI-88

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Velcade

iodine I 124 NM404

autologous anti-CS1 hinge-optimized CAR-4-1BB-EGFRt-expressing memory-enriched T cells

HPV6/11-targeted DNA plasmid vaccine INO-3107

anti-PDGFR alpha monoclonal antibody MEDI-575

anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 bispecific antibody JNJ-87189401

androgen receptor downregulator AZD3514

synthetic human papillomavirus 16 E6 peptide

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throughput

heterozygous genotype

double heterozygosity

cutaneous lichen amyloidosis

autosomal dominant inheritance

hemizygous

negative predictive value

nail dystrophy

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