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Pronunciation: /ˈaɪəˌdaɪn/

iodine

Definition

An element that is necessary for the body to make thyroid hormone. It is found in shellfish and iodized salt.

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Opana

conventional renal cell carcinoma

postoperative

aqueous

virotherapy

alanine transferase

T-cell lymphoma

MET/VEGFR-2 inhibitor GSK1363089

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Polo-like kinase 1 inhibitor MK1496

B7-DC cross-linking antibody rHIgM12B7

personalized neoantigen DNA vaccine GNOS-PV01

PI3K p110beta/delta inhibitor CVL237

mucoadhesive oral wound rinse

uracil ointment

urokinase-derived peptide A6

nitroglycerin/sodium citrate/ethanol solution

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family cancer syndrome

germline variant

somatic mutation

heterozygous genotype

PCR

presymptomatic testing

Ashkenazi Jews

recurrence risk

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