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Pronunciation: /aldehyde*/

aldehyde

Definition

A type of chemical substance made from alcohol. Aldehydes are found in essential oils (scented liquid taken from plants).

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AFP

hormonal therapy

gold-seed fiducial markers

EFS

non-endometrioid cancer

Fanconi anemia

hormone receptor status

biopsy specimen

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acyclovir

yttrium Y 90 anti-CD66 monoclonal antibody BW 250/183

ruxolitinib phosphate

anti-CTLA-4 monoclonal antibody-IL-15/IL-15Ra fusion protein JK08

Bifidobacterium longum/Lactobacillus acidophilus/Enterococcus faecalis probiotic supplement

saline

carotuximab

anti-VISTA monoclonal antibody SNS-101

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phenocopy

multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification

HLOD score

melanocytic macules associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

TNBC

clinical utility

aneuploidy

homozygous genotype

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