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erection

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Pronunciation: /ɪˈrɛkʃən/

erection

Definition

In medicine, the swelling of the penis with blood, causing it to become firm.

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Promacta

ethnicity

gastroenterologist

colony-stimulating factor

5-hydroxytryptamine 3 receptor antagonist

cold tumor

18F-fluoromethylcholine

CNTO 328

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Lactobacillus vaginalis-containing vaginal capsule

pasireotide

Purinethol

anti-EDB antibody-drug conjugate PYX-201

gorilla-derived adenovirus-expressing HPV-6/11 vaccine PRGN-2012

caffeine-based cream

heat shock factor 1 pathway inhibitor NXP800

ATR inhibitor ATG-018

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next-generation sequencing

microsatellite

predisposing mutation

locus

allelic heterogeneity

throughput

splice-site mutation

cascade screening

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