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Pronunciation: /ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃən/

observation

Definition

In medicine, watching a patient’s condition but not giving treatment unless symptoms appear or change.

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FEC regimen

post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder

131I-MIBG

androgen ablation

embolism

Montanide ISA-51

conventional mammography

tailored intervention

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gastrin immunotoxin

Sprycel

FMS inhibitor JNJ-40346527

Pycnogenol

tenifatecan

bavituximab

black seed oil extract supplement

recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus-expressing interferon-beta and tyrosinase-related protein 1

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variant of uncertain significance

familial

nucleotide

novel variant

melanocytic macules associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

HLOD score

mutation

somatic variant

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