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Pronunciation: /clivus*/

clivus

Definition

A bone at the base of the skull, near the spine. Tumors, such as chordomas and chondrosarcomas, may form on the clivus.

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snuff tobacco

Wilms tumor

dysplastic nevus

urinary incontinence

lytic lesion

anti-inflammatory agent

adult-type fibrosarcoma

stage III nasopharyngeal cancer

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anti-CTLA-4 monoclonal antibody KD6001

androgen receptor ligand-binding domain-encoding plasmid DNA vaccine MVI-118

Hydeltra

Bumex

certolizumab pegol

Vorinostat

iodine I 131 IPA

resiquimod hydrogel-based sustained-release formulation

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MLPA

haploinsufficiency

copy number variant

founder mutation

clinical validity

MSI

band

tumor suppressor gene

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