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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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conscious sedation

cranial nerve

synovial membrane

stage I prostate cancer

bilateral prophylactic mastectomy

3D-CRT

liposomal paclitaxel

red elm

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anti-mesothelin CAR vector-transduced autologous T lymphocytes

Aldara

ertapenem sodium

contusugene ladenovec

Novolauden

CC-401

DNA-dependent protein kinase inhibitor

human papillomavirus vaccine V503

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autosomal recessive inheritance

synchronous cancer

inversion

mucosal neuroma

linkage analysis

skin tag

frameshift variant

affected individual

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