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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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thoracentesis

vitamin B3

aspergillosis

idoxifene

anecdotal report

sibling

RTK

anticarcinogenic

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adenovirus-expressing TLR5/TLR5 agonist nanoformulation M-VM3

Cycloflex

anti-CD27L antibody-drug conjugate AMG 172

recombinant humanized anti-HER-2 bispecific monoclonal antibody MBS301

Glassia

sufentanil citrate

Procto-glyvenol

EphA2-targeting DOPC-encapsulated siRNA

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gene

genomic imprinting

screening

sensitivity

band

disease-causing mutation

cytogenetics

splice-site variant

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