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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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