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Pronunciation: /ˌprɑfɪˈlæktɪk/

prophylactic

Definition

In medicine, something that prevents or protects.

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epilepsy

thioguanine

complete androgen blockade

DNA ploidy

SDR

esophageal reflux

PS-341

FAP

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nateglinide

Cialis

glioma lysate vaccine GBM6-AD

iodinated polyethylene glycol-based hydrogel tissue marker

anti-TROP-2 antibody-drug conjugate HS-20105

BW A773U

anti-CD19-CAR FMC63-28Z retroviral vector-transduced allogeneic T lymphocytes

PSA prostate cancer vaccine

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deleterious mutation

frameshift mutation

massively parallel sequencing

melanocytic macules associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

VUS

SDR

TDR

metachronous cancer

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