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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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skin graft

uridine triacetate

curettage

TUVP

kidney cancer

sarcosinamide nitrosourea

neratinib maleate

Onureg

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Prandin

non-small cell lung cancer mRNA-derived vaccine CV9201

miglitol

epigallocatechin gallate/vitamin D/vitamin B6/D-chiro-inositol supplement

anti-mesothelin CAR-CD40L-expressing T lymphocytes

irradiated allogeneic human lung cancer cells expressing OX40L-Ig vaccine HS-130

Rencarex

Nicholin

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gonadal mosaicism

first-degree relative

epigenetic alteration

transcription

antioncogene

kindred

predisposing mutation

cosegregation

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