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Pronunciation: /dərˈɪvɪtɪv/

derivative

Definition

In chemistry, a compound produced from or related to another.

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plasma

telomere

sigmoidoscopy

ETS

calgranulin B

pyrimidine

intradermal

stage IV Merkel cell carcinoma

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HDAC inhibitor SHP-141

XBP1-US/XBP1-SP/CD138/CS1 multipeptide vaccine PVX-410

Natesto

allogeneic plasmacytoid dendritic cells expressing lung tumor antigens PDC*lung01

curcumin/doxorubicin-encapsulating nanoparticle IMX-110

yttrium Y 90 ibritumomab tiuxetan

nicotine gum

benazepril hydrochloride

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genotyping

WES

linkage

germline mosaicism

segregation analysis

hereditary predisposition

insertion

positive predictive value

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