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Pronunciation: /mastitis*/

mastitis

Definition

A condition in which breast tissue is inflamed. It is usually caused by an infection and is most often seen in nursing mothers.

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advanced cancer

stage 0 bladder cancer

appendix

pancreatic insulin-producing tumor

erythrogenesis imperfecta

mechlorethamine hydrochloride

mogamulizumab

PTEN

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durvalumab

cyproheptadine hydrochloride

gemcitabine-erlotinib regimen

Aurora A kinase inhibitor MK5108

boronophenylalanine-fructose complex

Anti-M-CSF monoclonal antibody MCS110

multi-epitope HER2 peptide vaccine H2NVAC

PARP/microtubule polymerization inhibitor AMXI-5001

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translation

biallelic

inherited predisposition

plantar pit

locus

chromosome

cytogenetics

pathogenic variant

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