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C3

British  

adjective

  1. in poor health or having a poor physique

  2. informal inferior; worthless

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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As in the mouse studies, C3 levels in the bloodstream were not linked to treatment success.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

The results point to C3 as an important regulator of cancer immunotherapy, a form of treatment that helps the immune system identify and attack cancer cells.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

To determine whether C3 in the bloodstream also affected immunotherapy, the team conducted experiments in mice that allowed them to distinguish between C3 from different sources.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

The researchers found that C3 made within tumor tissue prevents immunosuppressive myeloid cells from entering the tumor microenvironment.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

Let's consider now a person-A, who meets the C3 criterium.

From The Brain, A Decoded Enigma by Moisa, Dorin Teodor

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