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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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Azedra

thrombocyte

Turner syndrome

inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor

mitotic rate

lintuzumab

blood stasis

EGD

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alpha fetoprotein plasmid DNA vaccine

cell membrane-anchored/CSV-targeted IL-12-expressing T lymphocytes

MDM2 antagonist RO5045337

HLA-A2, A3-restricted FGF-5 peptides/Montanide ISA-51 vaccine

anti-A33 monoclonal antibody KRN330

anti-PD-L1 monoclonal antibody BCD-135

Yervoy

sodium bicarbonate

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plantar pit

genome-wide association study

massively parallel sequencing

loss of heterozygosity

PRS

melanocytic macules associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

genetic screening

pathogenic variant

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