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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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bone-seeking radioisotope

AI drug

NLST

median umbilical ligament

phobia

Plummer-Vinson syndrome

overactive thyroid

quinone oxidoreductase 1

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microbiome GEN-001

Iodine I 131 Lipiodol

multi-epitope folate receptor alpha peptide vaccine

cholecalciferol/d-alpha tocopherol/L-selenomethionine/green tea extract/saw palmetto berry extract/daidzein/genistein/lycopene prostate health supplement

autologous anti-BCMA CAR-transduced T cells KITE-585

Kyprolis

anti-PD-L1 antibody-drug conjugate HLX43

androgen receptor/glucocorticoid receptor antagonist CB-03-10

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uninformative result

linkage disequilibrium

cosegregation

family cancer syndrome

homozygous genotype

recurrence risk

depth of coverage

new variant

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