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Pronunciation: /ˌprɑfɪˈlæktɪk/

prophylactic

Definition

In medicine, something that prevents or protects.

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Valchlor

multimodality treatment

PCA

BCOP

cognition

pemigatinib

Portrazza

micromole

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human lysozyme-containing goat milk

fluorescent imaging ligand OTL38

radiosensitizer RRx-001

anti-TIM-3 monoclonal antibody Sym023

EGFR T790M inhibitor PF-06747775

LSD1 inhibitor SYHA1807

Bcl-2 inhibitor TQB3909

realgar-Indigo naturalis formulation

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informed consent

fluorescence in situ hybridization

uninformative result

clinical utility

ART

metachronous cancer

RNA splicing

homozygous genotype

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