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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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medulloblastoma

gefitinib

oncology

phase 3 clinical trial

serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor

tremelimumab

mainstream medicine

cannabinoid

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lucitanib

mipasetamab uzoptirine

iodine I 124 iodo-azomycin galactopyranoside

guselkumab

Kevetrin

anti-CTLA4 monoclonal antibody HBM4003

disitamab vedotin

ranitidine hydrochloride/bismuth potassium citrate/sucralfate hydrate formulation

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false-positive result

genetic counseling

point variant

germline DNA

haploinsufficiency

sporadic cancer

MGPT

unclassified variant

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