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Pronunciation: /bɪˈnaɪn ˈtumər/

benign tumor

Definition

A growth that is not cancer. It does not invade nearby tissue or spread to other parts of the body.

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optic nerve

denial

transient myeloproliferative disorder

KX2-391

trabecular cancer

severe myelosuppression

heterogeneously dense breast tissue

PFIC

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tyrosine kinase inhibitor TL-895

hydrocortisone sodium succinate/aluminum phosphate gel

Invirase

acyclic nucleoside phosphonate prodrug ABI-1968

allogeneic CD34-positive enriched peripheral blood stem cells

Actonel

modified vaccinia virus ankara vaccine expressing p53

anti-VEGFR2 monoclonal antibody HLX06

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tumor suppressor gene

plantar pit

hereditary predisposition

Sanger sequencing

nail dystrophy

heteroduplex analysis

LD

loss of heterozygosity

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