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Pronunciation: /rəˈgrɛʃən/

regression

Definition

A decrease in the size of a tumor or in the extent of cancer in the body.

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stage 0 transitional cell carcinoma in situ of the renal pelvis and ureter

visual pathway glioma

isolation

radiopharmaceutical

occupational therapist

sipuleucel-T

Celexa

effector cell

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Hsp90 inhibitor MPT0B640

dinoprostone

Kenalog

phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomer AVI-4126

anti-minor histocompatibility complex donor T lymphocytes

Nimotop

PI3Ka/mTOR inhibitor PKI-179

Acthrel

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WXS

multigene panel test

sebaceous epithelioma

haploinsufficiency

variant of unknown significance

trinucleotide repeat

TDR

triple-negative breast cancer

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