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Pronunciation: /ˈægrəˌveɪtɪŋ ˈfæktər/

aggravating factor

Definition

Something that makes a condition worse. For example, tobacco smoke is an aggravating factor for asthma.

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Zoloft

CRO

modulate

PEG-rhMGDF

idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Provenge

probiotic

DBVE

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cholecalciferol/d-alpha tocopherol/L-selenomethionine/green tea extract/saw palmetto berry extract/daidzein/genistein/lycopene prostate health supplement

Luvox

stavudine

autologous anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T cells SJCAR19

docetaxel/ritonavir

camptothecin analogue TLC388

ASP4132

hexaminolevulinate

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autosomal recessive inheritance

inherited predisposition

susceptibility gene mutation

trichilemmoma

deleterious mutation

second-degree relative

mode of inheritance

heterogeneity logarithm of the odds score

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