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Pronunciation: /ˈplæzmə ˈmɛmˌbreɪn/

plasma membrane

Definition

The outer membrane of a cell.

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immune thrombocytopenic purpura

intermediate-grade ductal carcinoma in situ

tracer

lavage

VEGF Trap

pulmonary edema

CRISPR-Cas9

estrogen receptor test

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autologous anti-MART-1 F5 TCR tumor infiltrating lymphocytes

protein arginine methyltransferase 5 inhibitor PRT543

anti-FAP antibody-drug conjugate OMTX705

Actimab-A

zanamivir

nanoparticle formulation CPI-300

technetium Tc 99m trofolastat

DNA minor groove binding agent PM060184

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microsatellite

unclassified variant

locus heterogeneity

indeterminate result

positive predictive value

polygenic risk score

false-positive result

specificity

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