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Pronunciation: /ˈsɪləˌkoʊn/

silicone

Definition

A synthetic gel that is used as an outer coating on breast implants and as the inside filling of some implants.

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adnexal mass

Behçet syndrome

allograft

fluvoxamine

nonspecific immune stimulation

Opdivo

imatinib mesylate

familial dysplastic nevi

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anti-Senl-h19 CAR T cells

autologous oxidized ovarian tumor cell lysate vaccine

bafetinib

MAGE-A3/12-specific TCR gene-transduced autologous PBLs

anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody SYN125

Actigall

synthetic hTERT DNA vaccine INO-1400

PI3K/mTOR dual kinase inhibitor XL765

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nail dystrophy

founder mutation

splice-site mutation

positive predictive value

constitutional DNA

genome-wide association study

null allele

tumor DNA sequencing

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