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Pronunciation: /hɑt flæʃ/

hot flash

Definition

A sudden, temporary onset of body warmth, flushing, and sweating (often associated with menopause).

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inositol

immunoscintigraphy

IFN alpha-2B

recurrent respiratory papillomatosis

vasoactive intestinal peptide

deficient mismatch repair

bone marrow

nasogastric tube

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allogeneic anti-CD70-CAR-IL-15-transduced cord blood-derived natural killer cells

Asorbicap

individualized MVA-based vaccine TG4050

rotavirus vaccine

mobocertinib succinate

Enpresse

KRAS G12C inhibitor JAB-21822

Kyprolis

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trisomy

TNBC

missense mutation

germline mutation

null allele

exon

single nucleotide variant

cytogenetics

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