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functioning tumor

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Pronunciation: /ˈfəŋkʃənɪŋ ˈtumər/

functioning tumor

Definition

A tumor that is found in endocrine tissue and makes hormones (chemicals that travel in the bloodstream and control the actions of other cells or organs).

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skull

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assent process

irradiated

homeopathic medicine

nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

adenosis

Dimericine

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allogeneic cellular vaccine 1650-G

allogeneic large multivalent immunogen melanoma vaccine LP2307

gene-modified HIV-protected hematopoietic stem cells

yttrium Y 90 clivatuzumab tetraxetan

cathepsin-cleavable NIR substrate probe 6QC-ICG

tucotuzumab celmoleukin

2-fluoropropionyl-labeled pegylated dimeric RGD peptide

nevirapine

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linkage analysis

frameshift variant

massively parallel sequencing

germline variant

second-degree relative

D’Amico criteria

germline mutation

linkage

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