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Pronunciation: /ɛks reɪ ˈθɛrəpi/

x-ray therapy

Definition

A type of radiation therapy that uses high-energy radiation from x-rays to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors.

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Addison disease

vasoactive intestinal peptide

imagery therapy

family cancer syndrome

tumor DNA sequencing

arginine butyrate

general anesthesia

hedgehog signaling pathway

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glycooptimized trastuzumab-GEX

anti-GD2 monoclonal antibody hu14.18K322A

Tegretol

anti-CD163 monoclonal antibody OR2805

curcumin C3 complex

fluorine F 18-AIF-NOTA-pentixather

saruparib

phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomer AVI-4126

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inherited cancer syndrome

hereditary cancer syndrome

intron

deleterious mutation

Sanger sequencing

epigenetic variant

carrier

CNV

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