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Pronunciation: /rifampin*/

rifampin

Definition

A drug used in the treatment of infections caused by bacteria. It belongs to the family of drugs called antibiotics.

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topical chemotherapy

circumcision

SIRS

multimodality therapy

double-blind study

nonhematologic cancer

promyelocytic leukemia gene

digital rectal examination

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human myeloid progenitor cells CLT-008

hydrochlorothiazide

izorlisib

nitric oxide-releasing acetylsalicylic acid derivative

Autologous Anti-BCMA CAR T-cells IM21

selicrelumab

enoblituzumab

partially engineered T-regulatory cell donor graft TRGFT-201

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family cancer syndrome

SNP

biallelic

mutation analysis

variant of unknown significance

epigenetic variant

compound heterozygosity

mutation

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