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Pronunciation: /ependyma*/

ependyma

Definition

A thin membrane that lines the fluid-filled spaces in the brain and spinal cord. It is made up of a type of glial cell called an ependymal cell.

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argon beam coagulator ablation

trifluridine and tipiracil hydrochloride

bronchial washing

histology

sebaceous epithelioma

financial toxicity

APC 8015

mantle cell lymphoma

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lutetium Lu 177 satoreotide tetraxetan

liposomal tretinoin

anti-DLL3/CD3 bispecific antibody BI 764532

TrkA inhibitor VMD-928

gallium Ga 68-NOTA-BBN-RGD

para-toluenesulfonamide

synthetic human papillomavirus 16 E6 peptide

anti-CD3/CD38 bispecific monoclonal antibody AMG 424

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genomic imprinting

constitutional DNA

mutation analysis

codon

splice-site mutation

insertion

null allele

mode of inheritance

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