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Pronunciation: /ˈnutriənt/

nutrient

Definition

A chemical compound (such as protein, fat, carbohydrate, vitamin, or mineral) contained in foods. These compounds are used by the body to function and grow.

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stage IVA salivary gland cancer

pentamidine isethionate

aldesleukin

peritonitis

hemorrhage

copayment

bilateral cancer

stage 0 non-small cell lung carcinoma in situ

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Velcade

CMV pp65 peptide-loaded alpha-type-1 polarized dendritic cell vaccine

KRASG12C inhibitor JNJ-74699157

Nuvigil

dual IRAK1/4 inhibitor R906289 monosodium

emerfetamab

autologous BCMA-4-1BBz-targeted CAR T cells

CD19R(EQ)-CD28-CD3zeta-EGFRt-expressing T lymphocytes

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multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification

polymorphism

specificity

congenital

X-linked recessive inheritance

family cancer syndrome

single nucleotide polymorphism

deletion

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