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distraction

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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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Zarnestra

astrocyte

secondary ovarian insufficiency

macrocalcification

osimertinib mesylate

organelle

myeloproliferative neoplasm

palliative sedation

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ziftomenib

FPV vaccine CV301

Vizamyl

Aneustat

Tagrisso

mutant-selective PI3K-alpha H1047X inhibitor STX-478

bupivacaine hydrochloride liposome injectable suspension

Prevnar

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variable expressivity

genotyping

polymerase chain reaction

inherited cancer syndrome

whole genome sequencing

GWAS

ER-negative PR-negative HER2/neu-negative breast cancer

novel variant

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