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Gerota’s capsule

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Pronunciation: /gerota* ɛs ˈkæpsəl/

Gerota’s capsule

Definition

A fibrous envelope of tissue that surrounds the kidney. Also called Gerota’s fascia and renal fascia.

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desmoplastic melanoma

stage II chronic lymphocytic leukemia

leridistim

lymphangitic carcinomatosis

Helicobacter pylori

esomeprazole magnesium

simple mastectomy

nanoprobe

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indinavir sulfate

recombinant 70-kD heat-shock protein

KRAS G12D inhibitor TSN1611

HIF-2alpha inhibitor AB521

Xylocaine

Lithane

microbiome-derived peptide vaccine EO2463

acellular cadaveric dermal matrix

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inconclusive result

massively parallel sequencing

MSI

autosomal dominant inheritance

Sanger sequencing

melanocytic macules associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

domain

mutation

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