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Pronunciation: /alopecia*/

alopecia

Definition

The lack or loss of hair from areas of the body where hair is usually found. Alopecia can be a side effect of some cancer treatments.

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second-look surgery

tumor marker

needle/wire localization

Alzheimer disease

Adriamycin

angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor

ureteroscopy

ameloblastoma

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HLA-DP0401/0402-restricted, MAGE-A3-reactive T cell receptor-transduced autologous T cells

autologous mDC3/8-KRAS vaccine

TLR7 agonist ANA773 tosylate

DPT/BCG/measles/Serratia/pneumococcus vaccine

Zantac

renvistobart

oncolytic influenza A virus

Vioxx

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inconclusive result

facies

cascade genetic testing

noncarrier

presymptomatic testing

novel variant

hereditary predisposition

nonsense variant

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