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Pronunciation: /əˈkjut/
acute
Definition
Symptoms or signs that begin and worsen quickly; not chronic.
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absolute neutrophil count
rare disease
acrylonitrile
LXR alpha pathway
somnolence syndrome
MEK gene
muJ591
Retin-A
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topotecan hydrochloride
efatutazone dihydrochloride
PARP/microtubule polymerization inhibitor AMXI-5001
Gavreto
ERK inhibitor LTT462
verzistobart
NSCLC-specific marrow-infiltrating lymphocytes
anti-CD7 CAR T cells
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hemizygous
NPV
RNA splicing
founder mutation
epigenetics
germline
single nucleotide polymorphism
palmar pit
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