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Pronunciation: /pepsin*/

pepsin

Definition

An enzyme made in the stomach that breaks down proteins in food during digestion. Stomach acid changes a protein called pepsinogen into pepsin.

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antihormone therapy

medical oncologist

MP470

mucosal human papillomavirus

eribulin mesylate

segmentectomy

English chamomile

PARP-1 inhibitor ABT-888

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DHA-paclitaxel

CHK1 inhibitor MK-8776

allogeneic GM-CSF-secreting breast cancer vaccine

heat-treated varicella-zoster virus vaccine V212

synthetic peptide-based erythropoiesis stimulating agent

peretinoin

zabadinostat

SARS-CoV-2 spike protein plasmid DNA vaccine CORVax

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uninformative result

frameshift mutation

phenocopy

WES

genetic predisposition

mucosal neuroma

cytogenetics

frameshift variant

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