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Pronunciation: /peritoneum*/

peritoneum

Definition

The tissue that lines the abdominal wall and covers most of the organs in the abdomen.

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anaplastic thyroid cancer

R-EPOCH regimen

end-stage cancer

immune system disorder

multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome

ultraviolet radiation therapy

BPA

Talvay

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pegenzileukin

zinpentraxin alfa

fosifloxuridine nafalbenamide

Amnesteem

Wee1 inhibitor APR-1051

belinostat

boron-dipyrromethene-modified olaparib fluorescent imaging agent

Seprehvec

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splice-site variant

tumor DNA sequencing

epigenetic variant

TDR

X-linked recessive inheritance

TNBC

sensitivity

heritability

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