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Pronunciation: /ˈɑptɪˌmɪzəm/

optimism

Definition

The tendency to believe that there is good in everything and to have positive thoughts about most things that happen.

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death rattle

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

glandular tissue

dose

regional chemotherapy

PKC412

staging

ester

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glasdegib maleate

afamelanotide

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personalized and adjusted neoantigen peptide vaccine PANDA-VAC

allogeneic anti-CD5-IL-15/IL-15sushi-safety switch CAR T cells

autologous anti-CD19 CAR-T cells CABA-201

anti-MET x MET antibody drug conjugate REGN5093-M114

amphotericin B deoxycholate

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band

epigenetic alteration

segregation analysis

genetic susceptibility

acrochordon

hereditary cancer syndrome

WXS

pseudogene

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