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Pronunciation: /ˌkɑrsəˈnoʊmə/

carcinoma

Definition

Cancer that begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs.

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Tagrisso

extraskeletal

immunophenotyping

erb-38 immunotoxin

environmental tobacco smoke

oncolytic virus

primary endpoint

rheumatoid arthritis

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anti-CD70 monoclonal antibody SEA-CD70

autologous bone marrow-derived CD34/CXCR4-positive stem cells AMR-001

Aurora kinase/VEGFR2 inhibitor CYC116

cell membrane-anchored/CSV-targeted IL-12-expressing T lymphocytes

etavopivat

fondaparinux sodium

peppermint oil

colesevelam hydrochloride

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cosegregation

loss of heterozygosity

allelic heterogeneity

positive predictive value

tumor DNA sequencing

mucosal neuroma

linkage

frameshift variant

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