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Pronunciation: /npo*/

NPO

Definition

A Latin abbreviation for “nothing by mouth.”

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perfusion

CP/CPPS

optic chiasm

retroviral vector

chimeric antigen receptor

sertraline

shiitake mushroom

magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging

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antibody-drug conjugate TORL-2-307-ADC

androgen receptor degrader AC176

adebrelimab

anti-DLL3/CD3 bispecific antibody BI 764532

HLA-A*0201-restricted TRP2-gp100-EphA2-HER2 multipeptide vaccine

PectaSol-C

Orudis

Augtyro

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genetic heterogeneity

throughput

reduced penetrance

sporadic cancer

copy number variant

biallelic

phenocopy

fluorescence in situ hybridization

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