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Pronunciation: /breastbone*/

breastbone

Definition

The long flat bone that forms the center front of the chest wall. The breastbone is attached to the collarbone and the first seven ribs. Also called sternum.

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stage IIIC melanoma

Halsted radical mastectomy

sphenoid sinus

meningococcal disease

panic disorder

malignant ascites

magnetic-targeted carrier

M protein

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ATR inhibitor TQB3015

lipid nanoparticle encapsulated mRNAs encoding human IL-12A/IL-12B MEDI-1191

Pamolyn 300

allogeneic NKG2D-OX40-CD3zeta-CAR-mbIL-15-expressing natural killer cells NKX101

farletuzumab

tiomolibdate diammonium

cetuximab-IRDye 800

allogeneic NK-like cells GAIA-102

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pedigree

sebaceoma

onychodystrophy

WES

melanocytic macules associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

germline mutation

single nucleotide polymorphism

constitutional DNA

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