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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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gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist

stage II adult soft tissue sarcoma of the retroperitoneum

fatty liver disease

idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

phase IV clinical trial

monk’s pepper

Valstar

Zevalin

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lutetium Lu 177 monoclonal antibody CC49

retrovirus vector LN

corticotropin-releasing hormone

simethicone

calfactant

anbalcabtagene autoleucel

indium In 111 CHX-A DTPA trastuzumab

French maritime pine bark extract

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founder mutation

noninferiority study

autosomal dominant inheritance

LD

acrochordon

sebaceous epithelioma

plantar pit

genetic marker

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