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Pronunciation: /ˌoʊvərˈweɪt/

overweight

Definition

Being too heavy for one’s height. Excess body weight can come from fat, muscle, bone, and/or water retention. Being overweight does not always mean being obese.

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dilatation and curettage

polymyositis

garden valerian

transaminase

FH gene

citalopram

TAC-101

intrathecal chemotherapy

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CDK2/4/6/FLT3 inhibitor FN-1501

recombinant human papillomavirus nonavalent vaccine

interleukin-15/interleukin-15 receptor alpha complex-Fc fusion protein XmAb24306

Candida albicans skin test reagent

integrin alpha-2 inhibitor E7820

envafolimab

autologous anti-PSMA CAR/CD2/dnTGF-BRII/PD-1:CD28 switch receptor-expressing T cells TmPSMA-02

BET inhibitor TQB3617

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trinucleotide repeat

aneuploidy

germline mosaicism

allele

tumor suppressor gene

deletion

de novo mutation

codon

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