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Pronunciation: /ˈmɛmˌbreɪn/

membrane

Definition

A very thin layer of tissue that covers a surface.

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axillary lymph node

PRO

ovarian cancer

urinary incontinence

St. Benedict’s thistle

intraepithelial

carcinoid tumor

hydrocortisone

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Refludan

florbetaben (18F)

indium In-111-DOTA-di-HSG peptide IMP-288

guarana supplement

boron-based gel

mRNA-based TriMixMelanoma vaccine ECI-006

Infergen

autologous immunoglobulin idiotype-KLH conjugate vaccine

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somatic mutation

mode of inheritance

cytogenetics

inversion

SNP

logarithm of the odds score

cascade screening

variant of uncertain significance

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