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Pronunciation: /ˈdʊrə ˈmɑtər/

dura mater

Definition

The tough outer layer of tissue that covers and protects the brain and spinal cord and is closest to the skull. The dura mater is one of the three layers that form the meninges.

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eosinophilia

matrix metalloproteinase

Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome

hydromorphone hydrochloride

R-flurbiprofen

trimetrexate glucuronate

stage IIIB intraocular melanoma of the ciliary body and choroid

pepsin

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pimitespib

pan-FGFR inhibitor LY2874455

Tectin

2G-1 TCR Retroviral Vector-Transduced Lymphocytes

tulmimetostat

allogeneic CD20 CAR-grafted gamma delta T cells ADI-001

eVLP CMV gB-pp65 plus GM-CSF VBI-1901

autologous anti-GPC3 CAR T lymphocytes JWAT204

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hypomelanosis

phenocopy

multigene panel test

X-linked dominant inheritance

CHIP

allelic heterogeneity

deleterious mutation

heterogeneity logarithm of the odds score

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