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Pronunciation: /lignan*/

lignan

Definition

A member of a group of substances found in plants that have shown estrogenic and anticancer effects. Lignans have been used in some cultures to treat certain medical problems.

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nursing

laryngeal cancer

dronabinol

Nasonex

eHealth

nephritis

Costello syndrome

fluorine F 18-fludeoxyglucose

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indole-3-carbinol/calcium/Schizandra/vitamin D3/milk thistle/stinging nettle/lignan-based nutritional capsule

lubiprostone

anti-CD79b/CD20/CD3 trispecific antibody JNJ-80948543

samalizumab

donor-derived CD34+ hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells plus CD3+ T cells MDR-101

survivin/p53/HER2 antigen-loaded autologous dendritic cell vaccine

Xolegel

lyophilized inactivated group A Streptococcus TARA-002

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negative predictive value

GWAS

translocation

MGPT

sebaceoma

inherited predisposition

polymerase chain reaction

haploinsufficiency

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