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Pronunciation: /meningioma*/

meningioma

Definition

A type of slow-growing tumor that forms in the meninges (thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord). Meningiomas usually occur in adults.

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immune cell

auricular

tendon

CoQ10

Phesgo

18F-fludeoxyglucose

hyperdiploid

topoisomerase inhibitor

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falnidamol

autologous ovarian cancer-specific antigens-pulsed dendritic cells Cellgram-DC

anti-CLEC12A/CD3 bispecific antibody MCLA117

autologous tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes GC101

anti-CD24 monoclonal antibody ATG-031

TICE BCG solution

yttrium Y 90-edotreotide

anti-folate receptor alpha antibody-drug conjugate AMT-151

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polygenic risk score

linkage disequilibrium

genetic screening

second-degree relative

somatic variant

variant of uncertain significance

D’Amico criteria

loss of heterozygosity

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