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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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fibrosis

binimetinib

chronic lymphocytic leukemia

sinusitis

ointment

intermediate-grade lymphoma

stage III pancreatic cancer

plasma cell tumor

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Vanicream Sunscreen SPF 60

EGFR mutant-specific inhibitor ZN-e4

antibody-drug conjugate SHR-A2102

technetium Tc 99m-NC100692

autologous CT7/MAGE-A3/WT1 mRNA-electroporated Langerhans-type dendritic cells

sirolimus protein-bound nanoparticles

polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid/inactivated rabies virus vaccine YS-ON-001

CUX1 wt allele

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heritability

negative predictive value

mutation

cytogenetics

mode of inheritance

palmar pit

locus

genetic predisposition

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