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Pronunciation: /əˈgrɛsɪv/

aggressive

Definition

In medicine, describes a tumor or disease that forms, grows, or spreads quickly. It may also describe treatment that is more severe or intense than usual.

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partial hysterectomy

etheylenediaminetetraacetic acid

gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist

SCID

pathologic complete response

stage IV papillary and follicular thyroid cancer (55 years and older)

disseminate

mainstream medicine

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anti-nectin-4 antibody-drug conjugate 9MW2821

gallium Ga 68 satoreotide trizoxetan

sustained-exposure dexamethasone formulation OTO-104

anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody PE0105

autologous gamma-globinG16D/sh RNA734 gene-transduced CD34-positive cells CSL200

therapeutic melatonin

Saccharomyces boulardii probiotic supplement

mTORC1/mTORC2 inhibitor Palomid 529

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unclassified variant

CHIP

haploinsufficiency

NPV

MLPA

fluorescence in situ hybridization

somatic mutation

clinical validity

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