| BEAMing | Beads, emulsion, amplification, and magnetics |
| CAPP-Seq | Cancer personalized profiling by deep sequencing |
| cfDNA | Cell-free DNA |
| CTCs | Circulating tumor cells |
| ctDNA | Circulating tumor DNA |
| ddPCR | Droplet digital PCR |
| EMT | Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition |
| EVs | Extracellular vesicles |
| FNA | Fine-needle aspiration |
| HPV | Human papillomavirus |
| HRME | High-resolution microendoscopy |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| NGS | Next-generation sequencing |
| OCT | Optical coherence tomography |
| OPMDs | Oral potentially malignant disorders |
| OSCC | Oral squamous cell carcinoma |
| qRT-PCR | Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction |
| SCNAs | Somatic copy number alterations |
| TAM-Seq | Tagged amplicon deep sequencing |
| UV | Ultraviolet |
| UVB | Ultraviolet B |