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Pronunciation: /riˈsɛptər/

receptor

Definition

A molecule inside or on the surface of a cell that binds to a specific substance and causes a specific effect in the cell.

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symptom

ginkgo biloba

high-dose-rate remote radiation therapy

stage I maxillary sinus cancer

classic familial polyposis

endorectal ultrasound

pirtobrutinib

stage IV intraocular melanoma of the ciliary body and choroid

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SarCNU

autologous anti-Muc1/CD33/CD38/CD56/CD123 gene-engineered CAR-T cells

CYP17 lyase inhibitor ASN001

cobimetinib fumarate

henatinib maleate

anti-EGFR antibody-drug conjugate CPO301

topical myristyl nicotinate cream

autologous ovarian cancer-specific antigens-pulsed dendritic cells Cellgram-DC

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loss of heterozygosity

Ashkenazi Jews

fibrofolliculoma

epigenetics

third-degree relative

MSI

cascade screening

mutation

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