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Pronunciation: /dərˈɪvɪtɪv/

derivative

Definition

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

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CHOP

edatrexate

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

distal urethra

endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration

pancreatic endocrine tumor

Hashimoto thyroiditis

enlarged prostate

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riluzole

liposomal amphotericin B

osilodrostat

xenon

technetium Tc 99m NTP 15-5

allogeneic GM-CSF-secreting myeloma vaccine

lutetium LU 177-edotreotide

resiquimod gel CD11301

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carrier

domain

genotype

tumor suppressor gene

RNA splicing

point variant

gonadal mosaicism

hereditary predisposition

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