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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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