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Pronunciation: /ependymal* sɛl/

ependymal cell

Definition

A cell that forms the lining of the fluid-filled spaces in the brain and spinal cord. It is a type of glial cell.

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protegrin

referral

interferon

pancreatic endocrine cancer

neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin

hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer

SNP

booster

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monoclonal antibody SHR-8068

autologous dendritic cell-adenovirus p53 vaccine

recombinant human papillomavirus bivalent vaccine

buserelin

gene-modified HIV-protected hematopoietic stem cells

AllerNaze

anti-B7H7 monoclonal antibody HBM1020

idarubicin-eluting beads

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cutaneous leiomyoma

summary logarithm of the odds score

sporadic cancer

linkage

ER-negative PR-negative HER2/neu-negative breast cancer

inherited cancer syndrome

nail dystrophy

point mutation

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