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Pronunciation: /dɪˈstrækʃən/

distraction

Definition

In medicine, a pain relief method that takes the patient’s attention away from the pain.

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gemcitabine-cisplatin regimen

stage IV HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer

non-rapid eye movement sleep

modified radical mastectomy

first-degree relative

hematologic cancer

resin

anus

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anti-ENPP3/MMAF antibody-drug conjugate AGS-16M8F

anti-denatured collagen monoclonal antibody TRC093

dalotuzumab

vilaprisan

quinine

minoxidil

TLR1/2 agonist Pam3Cys-GDPKHPKSF

Cannabis SR capsules

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palmar pit

linkage disequilibrium

unclassified variant

NPV

trinucleotide repeat

new mutation

carrier frequency

indeterminate result

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