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Pronunciation: /ˌɔltərˈeɪʃən/

alteration

Definition

A change resulting in something that is different from the original.

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tracheoesophageal puncture

skin tag

bone scan

rapid-onset opioid

disulfiram

low-risk HPV

cognition

chlorotoxin

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oncolytic virus RT-01

nelfinavir mesylate

polyethyleneglycol-7-ethyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin DFP-13318

anti-claudin18.2 monoclonal antibody AB011

EGFR mutant-selective inhibitor TQB3804

Cyramza

Oestromon

nifurtimox

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genetic heterogeneity

MSI

deletion

ER-negative PR-negative HER2/neu-negative breast cancer

FDR

genetic susceptibility

new mutation

somatic mutation

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