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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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glycogen storage disease

constitutional DNA

electrodermal response

isosulfan blue

umbilical cord blood transplantation

melanocyte

testicular intratubular germ cell neoplasia

pathological staging

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hyperpolarized carbon 13 alpha-ketoglutarate

Coversin

dihydrotestosterone

stabilized sulphur hexafluoride microbubble-based contrast agent

MSir

fluorine F 18 PSMA-1007

anti-GD3 antibody-drug conjugate PF-06688992

Amevive

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consultand

heteroduplex analysis

MGPT

polygenic risk score

positive predictive value

nucleotide

genodermatosis

cascade screening

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