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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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oculocutaneous albinism

angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma

cisplatin

gel electrode

internal radiation therapy

analog

pons

aerobic metabolism

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fluorine F 18-WL12

Autologous Anti-LGR5 CAR-T Cells CNA3103

CD133 antigen peptide-pulsed autologous dendritic cell vaccine

anti-EphA5/MMAE antibody-drug conjugate MBRC-101

2-hydroxyflutamide depot

IL-12/Anti-CTLA-4 monoclonal antibody-expressing oncolytic viral vector TG6050

autologous UCD19 CAR T cells

Jakafi

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null allele

Ashkenazi Jews

genodermatosis

chromosomal instability

attributable risk

noninferiority study

linkage disequilibrium

sumLOD score

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