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Pronunciation: /ˈɪnsələn/

insulin

Definition

A hormone made by the islet cells of the pancreas. Insulin controls the amount of sugar in the blood by moving it into the cells, where it can be used by the body for energy.

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human leukocyte antigen

post-marketing surveillance trial

Kadcyla

positive predictive value

ganglioside

sulfuric acid

splenomegaly

Imjudo

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antibody-drug conjugate SC-002

Mektovi

cMet CAR-mRNA electroporated autologous T lymphocytes

sotagliflozin

technetium Tc 99 hydrazinonicotinamide-tricine-linked interleukin-2

PEG-3350/sodium sulfate/sodium chloride/potassium chloride/sodium ascorbate/ascorbic acid-based laxative

Nplate

vibostolimab/pembrolizumab MK-7684A

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loss of heterozygosity

heterogeneity logarithm of the odds score

phenocopy

Sanger sequencing

VUS

deoxyribonucleic acid

sebaceous epithelioma

indeterminate result

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