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Pronunciation: /ˈfɪzɪkəl dɪˈpɛndəns/

physical dependence

Definition

A condition in which a person takes a drug over time, and unpleasant physical symptoms occur if the drug is suddenly stopped or taken in smaller doses.

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anesthetic

insulinoma

involuntary nervous system

urokinase-plasminogen activator

Keytruda

dinutuximab

Carnitor

laboratory test

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allogeneic anti-CD19 universal CAR-T cells CTA101

anti-PD-1/IL-2 bispecific antibody fusion protein IBI363

French maritime pine bark extract

sumatriptan succinate

autologous memory cytokine-enriched natural killer cells

allogeneic CD19-specific CAR-modified CD8 plus central memory-derived virus-specific T cells

anti-mesothelin antibody-drug conjugate BMS-986148

gallium Ga 68-P15-041

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hereditary predisposition

hemizygous

X-linked dominant inheritance

multigene test

locus heterogeneity

loss of heterozygosity

consanguinity

first-degree relative

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