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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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adult-type fibrosarcoma

crib death

cixutumumab

tiragolumab

gastric adenocarcinoma and proximal polyposis of the stomach

Paxil

immunization

promyelocytic leukemia gene

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inosine dialdehyde

Zydelig

vinorelbine tartrate

aeneic multi-virus-specific T cells ALVR106

copper Cu 64-GRIP B

Human Varicella Zoster Immune Globulin

zirconium Zr 89-Df-IAB2M

autologous iCasp9-deltaNGFR-CD19CAR-expressing T cells

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haploinsufficiency

clinical validity

gonadal mosaicism

splice-site variant

phenotype

pathognomonic

translocation

metachronous cancer

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