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Pronunciation: /ˈɔɪntmənt/

ointment

Definition

A substance used on the skin to soothe or heal wounds, burns, rashes, scrapes, or other skin problems. Also called unguent.

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fibrocystic breasts

transformation

somatic mutation

stage 0 nasopharyngeal carcinoma in situ

radical nephrectomy

breakthrough pain

allograft

aminocamptothecin

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anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody-interferon alpha fusion protein IGN002

anti-GD2/PSMA/CD276 4SCAR-expressing T cells

eprenetapopt

Varubi

ROBO1-targeted BiCAR-NKT cells

flanvotumab

Feminone

anti-VEGFR3 monoclonal antibody IMC-3C5

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nucleotide

novel mutation

assisted reproductive technology

inconclusive result

carrier

nonpenetrance

whole exome sequencing

pedigree

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