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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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amoxicillin-clavulanate potassium

quadruple-negative breast cancer

vitamin B2

prostate-specific antigen test

endoscopy

metabolism

testicular shielding

silymarin

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allogeneic CMV/AdV-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes

grapiprant

Tolak

PI3Kdelta inhibitor INCB040093

Valstar

autologous TGFbeta-resistant HER2/EBV-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes

golvatinib

STING agonist BI 1387446

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allelic heterogeneity

TDR

triple-negative breast cancer

sebaceous epithelioma

founder variant

epigenetic variant

phenocopy

D’Amico criteria

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