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Pronunciation: /retch*/

retch

Definition

The action of the stomach and esophagus to try to vomit (eject some or all of the contents of the stomach). Retching that does not cause vomiting is called dry heaves.

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susceptibility gene mutation

CC-1088

interleukin-1-alpha

stage I nonmelanoma skin cancer on the head and neck (not on the eyelid)

neurofibromatosis type 1-like syndrome

insulin-like growth factor

CTC

N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl) nitrosamine

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cytarabine

fluorescent imaging agent cRGD-ZW800-1

Pristiq

anti-dectin-2 agonist monoclonal antibody BDC-3042

autologous CD19-28z chimeric antigen receptor-expressing T lymphocytes

Canertinib Dihydrochloride

anti-c-Met/MMAE ADC MYTX-011

dihydroorotate dehydrogenase inhibitor ASLAN003

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Southern blot

founder mutation

antioncogene

epigenetic alteration

LOD score

triple-negative breast cancer

metachronous cancer

massively parallel sequencing

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