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Non-inferior clinical trial
A clinical trial that shows that a new treatment is equivalent to standard treatment. Also called a non-inferiority trial. See: Clinical trials. See also: Inconclusive clinical trial; Negative clinical trial; Positive clinical trial
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- Lissencephaly A brain malformation characterized by microcephaly and the lack of normal convolutions (folds) in the brain…
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- MGy Abbreviation for milligray
- Eye, lazy See: Lazy eye
- Cisplatin An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called platinum compounds. Cisplatin is used in the…
- Myringotomy A surgically placed tiny incision in the eardrum. Any fluid behind the eardrum can then drain and usually…
- Phago- Fix): Eating, devouring. From the Greek 'phago' meaning 'to eat.' Examples of words starting with phago-…
- Stem cell, spermatogonial See: Sperm stem cell
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