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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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hospitalist

trauma

NPO

upper extremity

rhabdomyosarcoma

HMR 1275

C-reactive protein

70-gene signature

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GlutaSolve

benzaldehyde dimethane sulfonate

TLR7 agonist BNT411

LMP-2:419-427 peptide vaccine

TLR4 agonist GSK1795091

Kras G12C inhibitor MK-1084

arazasetron besylate

anti-NaPi2b antibody-drug conjugate XMT-1592

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nail dystrophy

unaffected individual

melanocytic macules associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

unclassified variant

genetic susceptibility

NPV

predisposing mutation

third-degree relative

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