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Pronunciation: /bləd ˈθɪnər/

blood thinner

Definition

A substance that is used to prevent and treat blood clots in blood vessels and the heart. Also called anticoagulant.

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nicotine

gadolinium

hydromorphone hydrochloride

radioactive

holy thistle

cytology

in-transit metastasis

MOPP

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selective estrogen receptor degrader AZD9496

Enhanzyn

Clolar

estradiol/norethindrone acetate tablet

ALK inhibitor PLB 1003

autologous lymphoma cell/autologous dendritic cell electrofusion hybrid vaccine

anti-CD37 bispecific monoclonal antibody GEN3009

mutant p53 activator COTI-2

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LOD score

second-degree relative

reduced penetrance

RNA splicing

loss of heterozygosity

splice-site variant

constitutional DNA

massively parallel sequencing

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