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Pronunciation: /pləˈsɛntə/

placenta

Definition

The organ that nourishes the developing fetus in the uterus.

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double balloon endoscopy

CMF

cancer antigen 125

lymphocytic leukopenia

heterogeneously dense breast tissue

edema

M200

Xyotax

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tropisetron

Alferon

bersanlimab

anti-CD20/anti-CD22 CAR T cells

allogeneic CD123CAR-CD28-CD3zeta-EGFRt-expressing T lymphocytes

ensartinib

ALK/c-Met inhibitor TQ-B3139

CDC7 inhibitor TAK-931

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MSI

haploinsufficiency

noninferiority study

consultand

allelic heterogeneity

mutation analysis

negative predictive value

polygenic risk score

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