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device

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Pronunciation: /dɪˈvaɪs/

device

Definition

An object that has a specific use. In medicine, wheelchairs, pumps, and artificial limbs are examples of devices.

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serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor

stage I HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer

highly active antiretroviral therapy

anti-inflammatory

stage III esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Clostridium difficile

stage I Wilms tumor

compression bandage

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indinavir sulfate

KRAS-G12C inhibitor LY3537982

telomerase: 540-548 peptide vaccine

P-glycoprotein inhibitor HM30181AK

sodium bicarbonate

Precedex

Ultomiris

Keytruda

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mosaicism

microsatellite instability

cascade testing

germline DNA

massively parallel sequencing

germline mutation

novel mutation

D’Amico criteria

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