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Pronunciation: /prophylaxis*/

prophylaxis

Definition

An attempt to prevent disease.

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fight-or-flight syndrome

infliximab

stage IIIA melanoma

Reblozyl

Ziextenzo

Picato

coumarin

indium In 111-ibritumomab tiuxetan

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Tecvayli

berubicin hydrochloride

flouride F 18 fluoropivalate

defactinib

tirapazamine

neoantigen srRNA vaccine JCXH-212

hexaminolevulinate

androgen receptor degrader ARV-766

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deleterious mutation

hypomelanosis

chromosome

surveillance

negative predictive value

somatic mutation

copy number variant

HLOD score

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