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Pronunciation: /ˈlæksətɪv/

laxative

Definition

A substance that promotes bowel movements.

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dimethylxanthenone acetic acid

daclizumab

partial radical vulvectomy

pharmacopoeia

wire localization

trastuzumab and hyaluronidase

A6

somatomedin

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olaptesed pegol

EBV LMP-2A-specific autologous CD8+ T cells

Neo-Oestronol I

efgivanermin alfa

tertomotide

EGFR mutant-selective inhibitor TRX-221

Fibrocaps

anti-CLDN18.2 CAR-T cells AZD6422

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inherited cancer syndrome

germline mosaicism

LOH

copy number variant

nonsense variant

microsatellite

Ashkenazi Jews

inversion

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