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Pronunciation: /ˈmæməri glænd/

mammary gland

Definition

Glandular organ located on the chest. The mammary gland is made up of connective tissue, fat, and tissue that contains the glands that can make milk. Also called breast.

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palmar pit

AG337

lung biopsy

thoracodynia

deceased

radiology

CP-724,714

Anktiva

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autologous GM-CSF-secreting lethally irradiated leukemia cell vaccine

PI3K inhibitor TL117

tasadenoturev-infected allogeneic bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells

retinoid 9cUAB30

WT1-targeted IL-2-based fusion protein CUE-102

G-quadruplex stabilizer BMVC

autologous tumor-associated peptide antigen-pulsed dendritic cell vaccine

IgM-enriched immunoglobulins

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CHIP

hereditary predisposition

susceptibility gene mutation

specificity

epigenetics

melanocytic macules associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

deoxyribonucleic acid

double heterozygosity

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