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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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mammary

hematuria

thoracodynia

tubefeeding

pralsetinib

shiitake mushroom

cytogenetics

bacterial toxin

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chlorhexidine/ethyl alcohol mouthwash

MAGE-A1, MAGE-A3, NY-ESO-1 peptides vaccine

HLA-A*2402-restricted CDCA1-A24-56 peptide vaccine

eftilagimod alpha

allogeneic CD19CAR-transfected cytokine-induced killer cells

vitamin A compound

human acellular dermal matrix

polyethylene glycol hydrogel

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melanocytic macules associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification

fibrofolliculoma

late or variable onset

linkage disequilibrium

CHIP

WGS

reduced penetrance

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