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Pronunciation: /prophylaxis*/

prophylaxis

Definition

An attempt to prevent disease.

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brain stem tumor

multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome

hotspot

stage III endometrial stromal sarcoma

Xanax

stage II perihilar bile duct cancer

2IT-BAD monoclonal antibody 170

panacea

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iodine I 123 iodometomidate

cystemustine

Atromid-S

immunotherapy regimen MKC-1106-MT

SIRPa-targeting agent

CSF1R inhibitor PLX73086

therapeutic hydrocortisone

anti-Claudin 18.2 antibody-drug conjugate SHR-A1904

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hemizygous

pathognomonic

nonsense variant

biallelic

family cancer syndrome

polymerase chain reaction

WES

missense variant

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