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Pronunciation: /ˈlɛptɪn/

leptin

Definition

A hormone made by fat cells that helps control the feeling of hunger, the amount of fat stored in the body, and body weight.

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superior vena cava

cystectomy

gossypol acetic acid

stavudine

copayment

111In-Zevalin

trametinib dimethyl sulfoxide

gutka

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tubercidin

indium In 111-DOTA-girentuximab

autologous cytotoxic T lymphocytes exposed to dendritic cells loaded with 6B11 anti-idiotype minibody

autologous MAGE-A10-specific HLA-A2-restricted TCR c796 gene-engineered lymphocytes

formoterol fumarate/roxithromycin

dimethylbusulfan

gallium Ga 68-DOTANOC

liposomal T4N5 lotion

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ER-negative PR-negative HER2/neu-negative breast cancer

negative predictive value

sebaceoma

noncarrier

translocation

uninformative result

nonpenetrance

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