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Pronunciation: /chitin*/

chitin

Definition

A type of polysaccharide (sugar molecule) that is made by some plants and animals. The hard outer shell of shrimp, lobsters, and many insects is made of chitin.

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Scemblix

stage I nasal cavity and ethmoid sinus cancer

reproductive cell

FIHP

Numorphan

SGPT

FOLFOX-7

maxillary sinus

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TransCon IL-2 beta/gamma

oncolytic type 2 Herpes simplex virus expressing granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor OH2

clonidine-containing mucoadhesive buccal tablet

larotaxel

huBC1-huIL12 fusion protein AS1409

anti-CD22-CAR m971-BBz lentiviral vector-transduced autologous T lymphocytes CRG-022

TICE BCG solution

MOPP regimen

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sumLOD score

gene

linkage

allele

single nucleotide polymorphism

family cancer syndrome

recurrence risk

unaffected individual

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