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Pronunciation: /glycan*/

glycan

Definition

A large carbohydrate molecule. It contains many small sugar molecules that are joined chemically. Also called polysaccharide.

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alpha-tocopherol

Zaltrap

viscotoxin

Allegra

oxygen saturation test

pelvic

ductal carcinoma in situ

potassium

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ipatasertib

selective androgen receptor modulator LY2452473

albendazole

vaccinia virus (vvDD-CDSR)

Evaux thermal spring water-based solution

anti-CD93 monoclonal antibody DCSZ11

hydrogel-based resiquimod STM-416

Maackia amurensis seed lectin

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chromosomal instability

genomic imprinting

nonsense mutation

microsatellite instability

inherited predisposition

Sanger sequencing

PCR

tumor DNA sequencing

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