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Pronunciation: /ˌpɛnəˈsɪlən/

penicillin

Definition

A drug that is used to treat infection. It belongs to the family of drugs called antibiotics.

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dendritic cell

laser acupuncture

multiple endocrine adenomatosis type 2B

non-Hodgkin lymphoma

506U78

granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor

somatic mutation

acetylcysteine

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allogeneic GM-CSF-secreting lethally irradiated whole melanoma cell vaccine

IBgard

rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin

fluorescent protease-activated peptide AVB-620

firmonertinib

rogaratinib

HPV 16 E7:86-93 peptide vaccine

cabazitaxel

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nucleotide

NPV

next-generation sequencing

sister chromatid exchange

nonsense variant

whole genome sequencing

founder mutation

familial

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