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Pronunciation: /bɪˈnaɪn/

benign

Definition

Not cancer. Benign tumors may grow larger but do not spread to other parts of the body. Also called nonmalignant.

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ultrasound-guided biopsy

atypical

L-MTP-PE

chaste tree berry

tradition

aerodigestive tract

dimethylxanthenone acetic acid

T-lymphoblastic lymphoma

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CD19-CD34 tagged metabolically programmed CAR T cells

autologous CMV-pp65-shLAMP-1 mRNA loaded dendritic cell vaccine

iobenguane

clopidogrel bisulfate

roxadustat

anti-PD-L1/4-1BB bispecific antibody QLF31907

tibolone

KRAS G12C inhibitor BEBT-607

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tumor DNA sequencing

FISH

epigenetic variant

risk assessment

trichilemmoma

indeterminate result

whole exome sequencing

NGS

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