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Pronunciation: /əˈkjut/

acute

Definition

Symptoms or signs that begin and worsen quickly; not chronic.

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rAd/p53

asymmetry

licorice root extract

SCH-58500

anastomosis

symptomatic

LHRH antagonist

iobenguane I 131

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conjugated estrogens

carmustine in ethanol

emapalumab-lzsg

osanetant

anti-c-fms monoclonal antibody AMG 820

rilvegostomig

anti-PD-L1/anti-VEGF-A bispecific antibody PM8002

letetresgene autoleucel

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skin tag

autosomal recessive inheritance

family cancer syndrome

biallelic

noncarrier

sister chromatid exchange

clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential

presymptomatic testing

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