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Pronunciation: /breɪn stɛm ˈtumər/

brain stem tumor

Definition

A tumor in the part of the brain that connects to the spinal cord (the brain stem).

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tuberculosis

tui na

true lavender

human papillomavirus 16

adrenocortical

living will

PDX

polycythemia vera

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Apocept

Cialis

caspofungin acetate

ROS1/TRK/ALK inhibitor TY-2136b

alpha-1,3-galactosyltransferase-expressing allogeneic lung tumor cell vaccine

androgen receptor/glucocorticoid receptor antagonist CB-03-10

TLR7/8 agonist MEDI9197

autologous anti-CD19 CAR T cells GC019F

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acrochordon

biallelic

germline mutation

single nucleotide polymorphism

disease-causing mutation

massively parallel sequencing

first-degree relative

clinical validity

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