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compound nevus

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Pronunciation: /ˈkɑmpaʊnd nevus*/

compound nevus

Definition

A type of mole formed by groups of nevus cells found in the epidermis and dermis (the two main layers of tissue that make up the skin).

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bevacizumab

chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma

vaginal

catechin

immunotherapy

herba Scutellaria barbatae

chemosensitivity assay

Pap test

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FLT3/FGFR dual kinase inhibitor MAX-40279

autologous PSMA-specific TGFβ-resistant CAR T cells

autologous NSCLC peptide-specific dendritic cell vaccine

GBM antigens and alloantigens immunotherapeutic vaccine

technetium Tc 99m galactosyl human serum albumin

HyperAcute-Lung Cancer Vaccine

topiramate

diphtheria toxoid/tetanus toxoid/acellular pertussis vaccine adsorbed

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genetic heterogeneity

nonsense mutation

affected individual

autosomal recessive inheritance

base pair

hemizygous

autosomal

de novo variant

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