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generic

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Pronunciation: /ʤəˈnɛrɪk/

generic

Definition

Official nonbrand names by which medicines are known. Generic names usually refer to the chemical name of the drug.

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Imdelltra

treatment field

molecular medicine

androgen

gastric adenocarcinoma and proximal polyposis of the stomach

tumor volume

kidney function test

ER-negative PR-negative HER2/neu-negative breast cancer

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Cortef

Decadrol

tranexamic acid

infasurf intratracheal suspension

hydrogen peroxide-hyaluronic acid tumor injectable formulation

nimustine

adenosine A2A receptor antagonist AZD4635

Erleada

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reduced penetrance

polymorphism

unaffected individual

massively parallel sequencing

MGPT

noncarrier

biallelic

variant

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