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aorta

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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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sinusitis

ALVAC-CEA vaccine

NOP10 gene

Oncotype DX ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) assay

meningeal syndrome

BPA

positron emission tomography-computed tomography scan

pelvic inflammatory disease

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anti-HER2 monoclonal antibody B002

Ethyol

anti-interleukin-1 beta monoclonal antibody AK114

Fleet Phospho-soda

anti-CLDN6 antibody-drug conjugate DS-9606a

iodine I 131 rituximab

Ad-hCMV-TK

autologous CD19-targeted CAR-T cells GC007F

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fibrofolliculoma

SNP

deletion

Southern blot

genotype

de novo variant

kindred

LOH

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