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Pronunciation: /ˈpɔrtəl veɪn/

portal vein

Definition

A blood vessel that carries blood to the liver from the intestines, spleen, pancreas, and gallbladder. Also called hepatic portal vein.

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Dukes C colorectal cancer

hereditary

radiofrequency radiation

neuroectodermal tumor

treatment course

proteome

vacuum-assisted core biopsy

tumor initiation

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EP4 antagonist INV-1120

anti-PD-1/TGF-beta RII bifunctional fusion protein JS201

IL-12/Anti-CTLA-4 monoclonal antibody-expressing oncolytic viral vector TG6050

Hpk1 inhibitor FB849

NSCLC-specific marrow-infiltrating lymphocytes

fluorine F 18-fluoroazomycin arabinoside

sabarubicin

Niferex

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melanocytic macules associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

deleterious mutation

unclassified variant

familial

single nucleotide variant

penetrance

cascade screening

GWAS

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