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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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homozygous genotype

odorant

hairy cell leukemia

breastfeeding

carbendazim

Besremi

circulation

axillary

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Intralipid

quinolonyl-oxazolidinone antibiotic DNV3837

iAPA-based dendritic cells/cytotoxic T lymphocytes

EGFR mutant-selective inhibitor TRX-221

therapeutic autologous lymphocytes

anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody CPGJ 602

polyvinylpyrrolidone-sodium hyaluronate gel

Lexapro

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germline mutation

heteroduplex analysis

negative predictive value

multigene test

SDR

mucosal neuroma

palmar pit

translocation

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