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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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[18F]-labeled substance P antagonist receptor quantifier

ventricle

phlebotomy

osteogenic sarcoma

ASM

pancytopenia

boronophenylalanine-fructose complex

acridine carboxamide

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Cometriq

Gadovist

montelukast sodium

FOLFOX regimen

vemircopan

lanreotide long-acting aqueous gel

autologous CAR-mbIL15-safety switch T cells PRGN-3006

HLA-A*2402-restricted URLC10-TTK-KOC1 multipeptide vaccine

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triple-negative breast cancer

mutation

nonsense variant

informed consent

deoxyribonucleic acid

splice-site mutation

germline

translation

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