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Pronunciation: /kəmˈpəlʃən/

compulsion

Definition

An uncontrollable urge to say or do something without an obvious reason. A person may repeat a behavior, such as hand-washing, over and over.

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HPRC

Totect

urinary tract

irofulven

MOAB Ch14.18

Zyban

symptomatic

Merkel cell

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autologous melanoma lysate-pulsed autologous dendritic cell vaccine

synthetic vaccine particles-rapamycin

carbon-11 acetate

autologous anti-PRAME TCR/CD8alphabeta-expressing T cells IMA203CD8

dihydroorotate dehydrogenase inhibitor ASLAN003

quinidine

colloidal modified fluid gelatin plasma substitute

ATM kinase inhibitor AZD1390

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carrier

nail dystrophy

multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification

inconclusive result

nucleotide

de novo variant

locus heterogeneity

consent process

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