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Pronunciation: /epithelium*/

epithelium

Definition

A thin layer of tissue that covers organs, glands, and other structures within the body.

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pons

LDCT

lymphedema

total laryngectomy

octreotide

extraskeletal Ewing tumor

daratumumab and hyaluronidase

radiation

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HER2-targeting antibody Fc fragment FS102

glycopeptide antibiotic

Cevalin

autologous PD1-knockout CD19-specific CAR T cells BRL-201

autologous CRISPR-Cas9 engineered tumor infiltrating lymphocytes KSQ-001EX

CD44v6-specific CAR-T cells

NMT inhibitor PCLX-001

Benlysta

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variant of unknown significance

CHIP

germline mutation

nonpenetrance

acrochordon

germline DNA

heterogeneity logarithm of the odds score

positive predictive value

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