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Pronunciation: /eɪˈɔrtə/

aorta

Definition

The largest artery in the body. It carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to vessels that reach the rest of the body.

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calcium carbonate

stage I lip and oral cavity cancer

statistically significant

tropomyosin receptor kinase protein family

amelanotic melanoma

stage IV childhood non-Hodgkin lymphoma

aerobic

non-rapid eye movement sleep

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Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG

testolactone

muromonab-CD3

Xembify

pan-selectin antagonist GMI-1070

Ilopan

RIPK1 inhibitor GSK3145095

allogeneic gamma delta T cells GDKM-100

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germline mosaicism

point mutation

family cancer syndrome

oral papilloma

insertion

phenocopy

microsatellite

multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification

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