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Pronunciation: /əˈdɪkʃən/

addiction

Definition

An uncontrollable craving, seeking, and use of a substance, such as a drug or alcohol.

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electromagnetic spectrum

mucinous

microarray

subtotal hysterectomy

invasive ductal carcinoma

VEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor

neck dissection

cancer antigen 125

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BCR-ABL inhibitor ELVN-001

BMS-188797

sodium fluoride

CDC7 inhibitor SGR-2921

lorvotuzumab mertansine

HPV E6/E7-encoding Semliki Forest virus vaccine Vvax001

allogeneic natural killer cells IDP-023

anti-TCR Vb6/Vb10/IL-2 antibody fusion protein STAR0602

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late or variable onset

indeterminate result

haploinsufficiency

nucleotide

affected individual

new mutation

disease-causing mutation

MSI

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