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Pronunciation: /də ˈnoʊvoʊ/

de novo

Definition

In cancer, the first occurrence of cancer in the body.

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dipyridamole

DJ-927

meningioma

osteolytic

tiragolumab

Zolinza

malignant mesothelioma

stage IV perihilar bile duct cancer

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Pomalyst

polyethylene glycol 3350-containing enema NER1008

antiperspirant cream F511

autologous anti-CS1 hinge-optimized CAR-4-1BB-EGFRt-expressing memory-enriched T cells

HIF-2alpha inhibitor HS-10516

Sativex

dobutamine

avadomide hydrochloride

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logarithm of the odds score

mosaicism

facies

homozygous genotype

hereditary cancer syndrome

new mutation

SDR

epigenetic alteration

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