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Pronunciation: /thymus*/

thymus

Definition

An organ that is part of the lymphatic system, in which T lymphocytes grow and multiply. The thymus is in the chest behind the breastbone.

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curative therapy

grade I ductal carcinoma in situ

Gerota’s capsule

computerized axial tomography scan

chemoprotective agent

MET/VEGFR-2 inhibitor GSK1363089

incomplete Freund’s adjuvant

energy therapy

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carbon C 13 hyperpolarized bicarbonate

pexmetinib

anti-CD27 monoclonal antibody

iodine I 131 monoclonal antibody TNT-1/B

gallium Ga 68-NODAGA-E(c[RGDyK])2

CDK1/2/4 inhibitor AG-024322

Mps1 inhibitor BOS172722

anti-CLDN18.2 monoclonal antibody ZL-1211

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Sanger sequencing

intron

de novo mutation

throughput

hereditary cancer syndrome

kindred

multigene panel test

sebaceoma

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