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Pronunciation: /ˌpɛrəˈsɪtɪk/

parasitic

Definition

Having to do with or being a parasite (an animal or plant that gets nutrients by living on or in an organism of another species).

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anal dysplasia

hereditary predisposition

endoplasmic reticulum

nasoscopy

melanoma in situ

intraductal breast carcinoma

stage IV papillary and follicular thyroid cancer (55 years and older)

sacrum

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anti-LILRB2 monoclonal antibody BMS-986406

ClinOleic

water-based vaginal lubricant

monoclonal antibody GIM-122

technetium Tc 99m glycopeptide

thioridazine hydrochloride

anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody TJ202/MOR202

LMB-9 immunotoxin

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multigene test

incomplete penetrance

genetic anticipation

phenocopy

heritability

uninformative result

affected individual

nonsense variant

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