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Pronunciation: /ˈsɛdətɪv/

sedative

Definition

A drug or substance used to calm a person down, relieve anxiety, or help a person sleep.

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cutaneous HPV

ovarian transposition

conjunctivitis

inguinal orchiectomy

Papanicolaou test

recombinant tissue plasminogen activator

technetium Tc 99m-demobesin-4

pluripotent

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pyrimethamine

rostaporfin

anti-LAIR1 monoclonal antibody NC525

ledipasvir mixture with sofosbuvir

PGLA/PEG copolymer-based paclitaxel

autologous anti-BCMA CAR T cells PHE885

Progestin

Testolone

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biallelic

somatic variant

uninformative result

de novo mutation

segregation analysis

autosomal recessive inheritance

pathogenic variant

linkage

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