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Pronunciation: /prɪˈvɛnɪv/

preventive

Definition

Used to prevent disease.

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oncolysis

ECG

temoporfin

chorionic carcinoma

intramuscular

PPAR gamma pathway

LEP-ETU

St. John’s wort

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paclitaxel injection concentrate for nanodispersion

porcupine inhibitor WNT974

adenosine triphosphate

lead Pb 212-VMT01

allogeneic CD3- CD19- selected natural killer cells

p70S6K/Akt inhibitor M-2698

anti-CEACAM5 antibody-drug conjugate M9140

liposomal mitoxantrone hydrochloride

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whole genome sequencing

congenital

antioncogene

genetic susceptibility

germline mosaicism

tumor suppressor gene

linkage

copy number variant

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