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Pronunciation: /metaplasia*/

metaplasia

Definition

A change of cells to a form that does not normally occur in the tissue in which it is found.

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REM sleep

systemic inflammatory response syndrome

fetal

cell division

second-look surgery

belinostat

cytotoxic agent

adrenal insufficiency

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guanabenz acetate

glucarpidase

ovarian cancer peptide vaccine

In 111 monoclonal antibody B3

senaparib

adenovector-transduced AP1903-inducible MyD88/CD40-expressing autologous PSMA-specific prostate cancer vaccine BPX-201

anti-AXL monoclonal antibody-MMAE conjugate

autologous lymphoma cell lysate-pulsed autologous dendritic cell vaccine

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CHIP

SNP

sister chromatid exchange

somatic mutation

polygenic risk score

deletion

false-positive result

surveillance

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