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Pronunciation: /ˈkɔrtəˌzoʊn/

cortisone

Definition

A natural steroid hormone produced in the adrenal gland. It can also be made in the laboratory. Cortisone reduces swelling and can suppress immune responses.

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median overall survival

vaccine therapy

microsatellite instability

loncastuximab tesirine

interleukin-4 PE38KDEL immunotoxin

poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1

double-contrast barium enema

lung metastasis

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Matricaria recutita topical infusion

gallium Ga 68 FAPi-46

TaperDex

ovarian tumor antigen-activated autologous dendritic cell vaccine

personalized neoantigen follicular lymphoma vaccine

type-1 polarized dendritic cell-induced antigen-specific autologous cytotoxic T lymphocytes

topoisomerase I inhibitor Genz-644282

moxalactam

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single nucleotide variant

autosomal recessive inheritance

splice-site mutation

HLOD score

DNA

genetic screening

summary logarithm of the odds score

positive predictive value

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