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Pronunciation: /proctitis*/

proctitis

Definition

Inflammation of the mucous membrane that lines the rectum (the last several inches of the large intestine closest to the anus). Also called rectitis.

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cell motility

osmolality

sperm cryopreservation

PI

carboplatin-Taxol regimen

caplacizumab

phenobarbital

first-degree relative

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CRTH2 antagonist ACT-774312

Ozempic

HIF-2alpha inhibitor HS-10516

carboxyamidotriazole orotate

CD137L/Epstein-Barr virus-targeting autologous dendritic cell vaccine

trastuzumab/tesirine antibody-drug conjugate ADCT-502

Prodiaben

iPSC-derived CD16/IL-15RF-expressing CD38-eliminated NK Cells FT538

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sebaceous epithelioma

epigenetics

phenotype

founder variant

proband

autosomal recessive inheritance

cascade genetic testing

deleterious mutation

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