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Pronunciation: /ˈgluˌkoʊs/

glucose

Definition

A type of sugar; the chief source of energy for living organisms.

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mycosis fungoides plaque

fungating lesion

islet of Langerhans cell

fibroadenoma

nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma

XPC gene

androgen ablation

nanoparticle

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pan-RAF inhibitor XP-102

TS-1

HIF-2alpha inhibitor PT2385

tanezumab

alpelisib

autologous HIV Gag-specific CD4+ T cells AGT103-T

danicopan

Polyphenon E Ointment

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late or variable onset

variant of uncertain significance

sebaceous epithelioma

screening

gonadal mosaicism

epigenetic alteration

triple-negative breast cancer

polymorphism

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