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Pronunciation: /pləˈsɛntə/

placenta

Definition

The organ that nourishes the developing fetus in the uterus.

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FH gene

Stivarga

respiratory therapist

compulsion

high blood pressure

follicular lymphoma

muramyl tripeptide phosphatidylethanolamine

fluorine F 18-FEQA

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anti-LAG-3 monoclonal antibody LAG525

REXIN-G

Carbocaine

talactoferrin

RIPK1 inhibitor GSK3145095

HPV-16 E7 TCR expressing T cells

anti-B7-H3 antibody DS-5573a

oncolytic type 2 Herpes simplex virus expressing granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor OH2

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deoxyribonucleic acid

cosegregation

NPV

penetrance

variant of unknown significance

carrier rate

inherited predisposition

mutation

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