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Pronunciation: /əˈkjut peɪn/

acute pain

Definition

Pain that comes on quickly, can be severe, but lasts a relatively short time.

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endogenous

insulin glargine

Ensure

Activase

diclofenac sodium

XPC gene

AR

sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma

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Atacand

saw palmetto berry extract supplement

serplulimab

flucytosine

oncolytic virus ASP9801

phenethyl isothiocyanate-containing watercress juice

lutetium Lu 177 ludotadipep

Rowasa

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sensitivity

X-linked recessive inheritance

allelic heterogeneity

reduced penetrance

single nucleotide polymorphism

double heterozygosity

disease-causing mutation

noninferiority study

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