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Pronunciation: /hiv*/

HIV

Definition

The cause of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Also called human immunodeficiency virus.

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enlarged prostate

randomized clinical trial

simple nephrectomy

groin

CNTO 328

Sheridan’s Formula

breast density

contralateral prophylactic mastectomy

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conjugated estrogens/bazedoxifene

irinotecan liposome HR070803

HER-2-positive B-cell peptide antigen IMU-131

Monoferric

anti-CD8b antibody/IL-2 mutein fusion protein AB248

Campath

garlic extract

alpha-fetoprotein peptide-pulsed autologous dendritic cell vaccine

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throughput

attributable risk

skin tag

missense variant

genetic counseling

hereditary predisposition

nonsense variant

first-degree relative

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