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Pronunciation: /ependyma*/

ependyma

Definition

A thin membrane that lines the fluid-filled spaces in the brain and spinal cord. It is made up of a type of glial cell called an ependymal cell.

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thyroxin

ISIS 5132

ferritin

pheresis

osmolality

Reye syndrome

FAP

MAP

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PR1 leukemia peptide vaccine

danusertib

autologous desmoglein-3 chimeric autoantibody receptor T cells DSG3-CAART

nucleotide analogue GS 9219

allogeneic CS1-specific universal CAR-expressing T lymphocytes UCARTCS1A

Calendula officinalis/Plantago major/Cochlearia armoracia/ Hamamelis virginiana herbal toothpaste

mivobulin isethionate

anti-ILT4 monoclonal antibody MK-4830

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autosomal

nucleotide

negative predictive value

WGS

pedigree

logarithm of the odds score

splice-site mutation

trinucleotide repeat

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