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Pronunciation: /dreɪn/

drain

Definition

In medicine, to remove fluid as it collects; or, a tube or wick-like device used to remove fluid from a body cavity, wound, or infected area.

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AAT deficiency

stromal cell

epitope

subset analysis

stage I prostate cancer

gene expression

stage II nonmelanoma skin cancer on the head and neck (not on the eyelid)

Unituxin

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oncolytic adenovirus CAdVEC

sodium borocaptate

Epipen

lebrikizumab

liposomal docetaxel

autologous dendritic cell-autologous tumor mRNA-human CD40L vaccine

HLA-A*2402-restricted URLC10-CDCA1-KIF20A multipeptide vaccine

GM.CD40L cell vaccine

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proband

polymerase chain reaction

polygenic risk score

linkage

compound heterozygosity

heterogeneity logarithm of the odds score

onychodystrophy

germline mosaicism

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