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Pronunciation: /ˈɔnˌsɛt əv ˈækʃən/

onset of action

Definition

The length of time it takes for a medicine to start to work.

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blood urea nitrogen

oncolytic virotherapy

stage I transitional cell cancer of the renal pelvis and ureter

SC-70935

Cymbalta

grade I ductal carcinoma in situ

stage IV vaginal cancer

9p21

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lerociclib

cefazolin sodium

doxycycline hyclate matrix formulation

icodextrin solution

autologous CD19-CD8-CD28-CAR-mbIL15-HER1t T cells

Vasospan

allogeneic GM-CSF-secreting breast cancer vaccine

Somophyllin-CRT

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linkage

germline mutation

acrochordon

telomere

hereditary cancer syndrome

SNV

mucosal neuroma

ER-negative PR-negative HER2/neu-negative breast cancer

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