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Pronunciation: /nəˈkroʊsəs/

necrosis

Definition

Refers to the death of living tissues.

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overdiagnosis

lesion

isointense

idiopathic myelofibrosis

halofuginone hydrobromide

connective tissue

vaginal

trisomy 21

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Keytruda

anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody mixture sym004

anti-emetic agent HR20013

fosquidone

methazolamide

recombinant interferon

autologous PD-1 antibody-expressing mesothelin-specific CAR-T cells

autologous human anti-CD19CAR-4-1BB-CD3zeta-EGFRt-expressing CD4+/CD8+ T lymphocytes

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hereditary cancer syndrome

splice-site variant

founder mutation

telomere

genotype

NGS

cytogenetics

variant of unknown significance

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