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Pronunciation: /əˈkjut/

acute

Definition

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

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EGFR

anal Pap smear

bone marrow aspiration

carina of trachea

spirituality

HIPEC

reconstructive surgery

2-dimensional mammography

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Neutrexin

indium In 111 pentetate

anti-CD226 agonist antibody LY3435151

soy protein isolate

Decadron DP

extended release metformin hydrochloride

technetium Tc 94m sestamibi

ferumoxides injectable solution

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genetic heterogeneity

clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential

throughput

second-degree relative

founder mutation

Ashkenazi Jews

unaffected individual

de novo variant

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