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prospective

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Pronunciation: /prəˈspɛktɪv/

prospective

Definition

In medicine, a study or clinical trial in which participants are identified and then followed forward in time.

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trigeminal nerve

pancreatic

stage II Merkel cell carcinoma

anaplastic lymphoma kinase inhibitor

electronic health record

neck dissection

sodium borocaptate

death cap

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Mellaril

Anectine

PARP inhibitor AZD2461

CD30 CAR-expressing autologous T lymphocytes

PIM kinase inhibitor LGH447

Candin

docetaxel nanoparticle CPC634

anti-RSPO3 monoclonal antibody OMP-131R10

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carrier

multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification

unclassified variant

attributable risk

epigenetic variant

screening

constitutional DNA

linkage disequilibrium

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