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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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follicular thyroid cancer

cutaneous T-cell lymphoma

urine

margin

nutritional counseling

antitumor antibiotic

adoptive cell transfer

trichothiodystrophy

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interleukin-15/interleukin-15 receptor alpha complex-Fc fusion protein XmAb24306

Cardiogoxin

oral fludarabine phosphate

recombinant vaccinia-multiepitope melanoma peptides-B7.1-B7.2 vaccine

autologous HPV16/HPV18/Survivin-specific CD8+ T cells NEXI-003

denintuzumab mafodotin

esketamine

recombinant interleukin-12

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LOD score

transcription

genetic predisposition

epigenetics

point variant

clinical utility

frameshift variant

point mutation

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