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Pronunciation: /prophylaxis*/

prophylaxis

Definition

An attempt to prevent disease.

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health care provider

radiation dermatitis

Crestor

speech therapist

bone mass

nonfunctioning tumor

shiitake mushroom

niacinamide

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autologous anti-mesothelin T-cell receptor fusion construct/PD-1:CD28 switch receptor-expressing T cells TC-510

Lactobacillus crispatus M247 supplement

CBL-B inhibitor-treated autologous tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes DeTIL-0255

Lactobacillus reuteri probiotic lozenge

HER2-pulsed type-1 polarized autologous dendritic cell vaccine

emactuzumab

allogeneic anti-CD19 CAR T cells PBCAR19B

fenretinide

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linkage disequilibrium

inconclusive result

LD

recurrence risk

multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification

RNA splicing

allelic heterogeneity

plantar pit

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