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Pronunciation: /ˈɛfɪˌkæsi/

efficacy

Definition

Effectiveness. In medicine, the ability of an intervention (for example, a drug or surgery) to produce the desired beneficial effect.

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G-CSF

biofeedback

e-cigarette

TRAIL-R2

nebulizer

body image

nicotine patch

heparin

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ubidecarenone nanodispersion BPM31510

therapeutic immune globulin

silicone-based film-forming topical gel

diammonium glycyrrhizinate

enadenotucirev

autologous MuSK-CD3z/4-1BB-expressing chimeric autoantibody receptor T cells MuSK-CAART

anti-CD22-CAR m971-BBz lentiviral vector-transduced autologous T lymphocytes

resiquimod topical gel

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microsatellite

antioncogene

inherited predisposition

genotype

epimutation

MLPA

genodermatosis

false-positive result

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