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Pronunciation: /ˈplætənəm/

platinum

Definition

A metal that is an important component of some anticancer drugs, such as cisplatin and carboplatin.

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temozolomide

AC

fluorescence-guided surgery

vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia

stage III nasal cavity and ethmoid sinus cancer

evidence-based medicine

inherited predisposition

dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa

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vitamin K1-containing urea skin cream

anti-LILRB4 monoclonal antibody IO-202

multikinase inhibitor SAR103168

Fonatol

selective estrogen receptor degrader SRN-927

macimorelin

hydrochlorothiazide

SK-furosemide

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consent process

PCR

hemizygous

unaffected individual

penetrance

double heterozygosity

translocation

noncarrier

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