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primary treatment
(PRY-mayr-ee ...)
The first treatment for a disease or condition. In patients with cancer, primary treatment can be surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or a combination of these therapies. Also called first-line therapy and primary therapy.
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primary effusion lymphoma
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primary endpoint
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primary myelofibrosis
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primary ovarian insufficiency
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primary therapy
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