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Pronunciation: /rəˈfræktəri/

refractory

Definition

In medicine, describes a disease or condition that does not respond to treatment.

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cervical squamous intraepithelial neoplasia 2/3

posterior pelvic exenteration

rhubarb

DACA

HMR 1275

Thyrogen

pulse

gastric adenocarcinoma and proximal polyposis of the stomach

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Pancrease

multi-epitope HER2 peptide vaccine TPIV100

anti-DLL3 CAR-NK cells

Testostroval-PA

gallium Ga 68-DOTA-exendin-4

CD47 antagonist AUR103 calcium

Chantix

allogeneic autophagosome-enriched vaccine DPV-001

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genetic predisposition

somatic mutation

second-degree relative

gonadal mosaicism

domain

mosaicism

poikiloderma

clinical utility

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