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Pronunciation: /npo*/

NPO

Definition

A Latin abbreviation for “nothing by mouth.”

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fluphenazine hydrochloride

anakinra

upstaging

Zocor

vascular system

HER2/neu test

multicenter study

end-stage cancer

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iodixanol

allogeneic natural killer cell line MG4101

Jaypirca

anti-PD-1/anti-4-1BB bispecific antibody IBI-319

topical cantharidine solution

Dalalone LA

contrast agent CS-1000

HBV mRNA vaccine

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polymorphism

fluorescence in situ hybridization

frameshift variant

multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification

unaffected individual

PRS

variant of unknown significance

variant

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