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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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folate

cancer antigen 125

Xanax

yttrium

Hycamtin

rauschpfeffer

phenylketonuria

colonoscopy

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DR5-targeting tetrameric nanobody agonist TAS266

Amikin

goserelin acetate extended-release microspheres LY01022

MnSOD-plasmid liposomes

dimethylbusulfan

neoantigen vaccine GEN-009

HER2 ECD+TM virus-like replicon particles vaccine AVX901

anti-fucosyl-GM1 monoclonal antibody BMS-986012

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consultand

depth of coverage

single nucleotide variant

pathognomonic

DNA

cutaneous leiomyoma

tumor DNA sequencing

single nucleotide polymorphism

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