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Pronunciation: /cachexia*/

cachexia

Definition

Loss of body weight and muscle mass, and weakness that may occur in patients with cancer, AIDS, or other chronic diseases.

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sleeve resection

ACE inhibitor

neural

Dilantin

fluvoxamine

mitotic index

linitis plastica

peristalsis

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ex vivo-activated autologous lymph node lymphocytes

pegfilgrastim anti-neutropenic factor

NY-ESO-1b peptide vaccine

recombinant EphB4-HSA fusion protein

Demerol

anti-c-MET monoclonal antibody HLX55

APIM-containing peptide ATX-101

lutetium Lu 177 rsopatamab tetraxetan

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phenocopy

tumor DNA sequencing

variant of unknown significance

proband

base pair

splice-site variant

microsatellite

single nucleotide variant

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