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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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positive axillary lymph node

laryngopharyngectomy

stage IIIA melanoma

starch

dolastatin 10

irreversible enzyme inhibitor

T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

chronic bronchitis

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autologous CAR-CD28-expressing T lymphocytes

metoprolol succinate

autologous anti-GPRC5D CAR-T cells OriCAR-017

anti-CD47 monoclonal antibody IBI188

anti-CD19-CAR CMV-specific T lymphocytes

primary prostate cancer tissue/hTERT/survivin mRNA-loaded autologous dendritic cell vaccine

ceftolozane-tazobactam

HPV L1 VLP vaccine V504

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WGS

CHIP

frameshift mutation

point variant

de novo mutation

phenotype

affected individual

compound heterozygosity

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