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Pronunciation: /guaiac*/

guaiac

Definition

A substance from a type of tree called Guaiacum that grows in the Caribbean. Guaiac is used in the fecal occult blood test (a test for blood in human stool samples).

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inherited predisposition

trastuzumab

Braftovi

chemoprevention

low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma

CEV

tributyrin

TUIP

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brachyury-expressing modified vaccinia Ankara-TRICOM vaccine

talacotuzumab

anti-PD-1/anti-PD-L1 bispecific antibody IBI318

autologous tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes MDA-TIL

Lactobacillus reuteri probiotic lozenge

oncolytic measles virus encoding thyroidal sodium iodide symporter

autologous Epstein-Barr virus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes

alvocidib hydrochloride

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single nucleotide variant

haplotype

cascade screening

carrier

sensitivity

kindred

trisomy

variable expressivity

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