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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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antisense oligonucleotide

bispecific antibody

ER-negative PR-negative HER2/neu-negative breast cancer

intraventricular infusion

aromatherapy infusion

allergen

Varubi

intraductal papilloma

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vimseltinib

Actinex

tegavivint

Uvidem

Parsabiv

MEK1/2 inhibitor ABM-168

Oruvail

lutetium Lu 177 DOTA-N3-CTT1403

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ER-negative PR-negative HER2/neu-negative breast cancer

WES

carrier frequency

disease-causing mutation

oral papilloma

phenocopy

next-generation sequencing

tumor DNA sequencing

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