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Pronunciation: /məˈtælɪk/

metallic

Definition

Having to do with metal. Some cancer treatments may change the sense of taste and cause foods to have a metallic taste.

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Ojemda

stage IV pancreatic cancer

CD4-positive T lymphocyte

MDL 101,731

craniopharyngioma

idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

metronomic chemotherapy

parathyroid hyperplasia

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CBP/p300 bromodomain inhibitor FT-7051

CD133 antigen peptide-pulsed autologous dendritic cell vaccine

Mobec

lyso-thermosensitive liposomal doxorubicin

Rilutek

flurbiprofen

BET inhibitor BAY1238097

raludotatug deruxtecan

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constitutional DNA

genetic anticipation

double heterozygosity

linkage analysis

loss of heterozygosity

allele

variant of unknown significance

missense variant

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