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Pronunciation: /rɪˈsɪpiənt/

recipient

Definition

In medicine, a person who receives blood, cells, tissue, or an organ from another person, such as in a blood transfusion or an organ transplant.

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FIGC

paracentesis

belinostat

AFLD

adrenocortical

MRI ultrasound fusion-guided biopsy

hydatidiform mole

family cancer syndrome

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PD-L1 inhibitor INCB099318

Ibrutinib

FLT3/KIT/CSF1R inhibitor NMS-03592088

anti-CD47 monoclonal antibody IBI188

vitamins/minerals/proteins-based synthetic meal replacement

personalized neoantigen upper gastrointestinal tract cancer vaccine

anti-B7-H3 antibody-drug conjugate HS-20093

anti-CD70 monoclonal antibody MDX-1411

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autosomal recessive inheritance

MSI

tumor suppressor gene

mosaicism

second-degree relative

germline mutation

WES

exon

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