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Pronunciation: /dɪˈfɪʃənsi/

deficiency

Definition

In medicine, a shortage of a substance (such as a vitamin or mineral) needed by the body.

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mistletoe lectin

hyperfractionated radiation therapy

BCOP

stage I childhood Hodgkin lymphoma

aerodigestive tract

LU 79553

idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

anxiety disorder

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anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody BAT1308

PD-1 knockout EBV-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes

navitoclax

anti-ROR1 antibody-drug conjugate CS5001

Idamycin

granisetron

DNA polymerase theta inhibitor ART6043

synthetic melanoma-associated antigens vaccine

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segregation analysis

poikiloderma

novel variant

single nucleotide variant

mosaicism

telomere

plantar pit

X-linked recessive inheritance

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