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Pronunciation: /fractionation*/

fractionation

Definition

A way of dividing a total dose of radiation or chemotherapy into separate doses that are larger or smaller than usual.

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herbicide

Zevalin

monocyte

ketorolac

yttrium Y 90-epratuzumab tetraxetan

instillation

grade I ductal carcinoma in situ

laryngeal cancer

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carrot/Jilin ginseng/licorice root/tangerine peel/soy beverage

Halotestin

oxyquinoline sulfate/sodium lauryl sulfate vaginal gel

allogeneic Epstein-Barr virus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes

sodium borocaptate

Marcaine

ulinastatin

androgen receptor degrader RO7656594

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triple-negative breast cancer

germline mosaicism

hypomelanosis

kindred

noncarrier

phenocopy

microsatellite instability

whole genome sequencing

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