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Pronunciation: /ˌɑksəˈdeɪʃən/

oxidation

Definition

A chemical reaction that takes place when a substance comes into contact with oxygen or another oxidizing substance. Examples of oxidation are rust and the brown color on a cut apple.

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psoralen and ultraviolet A therapy

cancer predisposition gene

myelomonocyte

yttrium Y 90-DOTA anti-CEA monoclonal antibody M5A

physician assistant

renal cell adenocarcinoma

anti-CCR2 monoclonal antibody MLN1202

compression fracture

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Eg5 kinesin-related motor protein inhibitor 4SC-205

autologous anti-HER2-CAR-4-1BB-CD3zeta-CD19t+-expressing Tcm-enriched T lymphocytes

autologous CCR4-CD30CAR-CD28-CD3zeta-expressing T lymphocytes

SAM-e Complete

Oncophage

dendritic cell-autologous lung tumor vaccine

ATM kinase/DNA-PK inhibitor XRD-0394

haloperidol

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chromosomal instability

sporadic cancer

insertion

presymptomatic testing

locus

GWAS

Southern blot

antioncogene

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