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Pronunciation: /nəˈkroʊsəs/

necrosis

Definition

Refers to the death of living tissues.

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total-body irradiation

guanine

nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor

VAC-IE regimen

brain stem auditory evoked response test

redox

five element acupuncture

CT colonography

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Hpk1 inhibitor BB3008

p53-HDM2 protein-protein interaction inhibitor MI-773

enristomig

riboflavin

SIRPa-4-1BBL fusion protein DSP107

Gleolan

BMS-188797

anti-CD98 monoclonal antibody IGN523

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frameshift variant

null allele

novel mutation

antioncogene

polygenic risk score

genetic marker

missense variant

de novo variant

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