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Pronunciation: /epiglottis*/

epiglottis

Definition

The flap that covers the trachea during swallowing so that food does not enter the lungs.

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amonafide

pioglitazone

complete metastasectomy

luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist

HLH

sleeve resection

stage II salivary gland cancer

stage III HPV-negative oropharyngeal cancer

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pan-FGFR inhibitor ABSK-121-NX

anti-LILRB monoclonal antibody ADA-011

enadenotucirev-expressing FAP/CD3 bispecific FAP-TAc NG-641

allogeneic nicotinamide-expanded natural killer cells

PI3K delta inhibitor SHC014748M

cefpodoxime proxetil

pentostatin

PhosphoLean

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linkage disequilibrium

new mutation

autosomal dominant inheritance

acrochordon

biallelic

mosaicism

segregation analysis

Sanger sequencing

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