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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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reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome

sperm cryopreservation

microscope

chronic heart failure

burping

chemotherapy

efaproxiral

familial intestinal gastric cancer

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HLA-A*2402-restricted multipeptide vaccine S-488410

fluorine F 18 fluorobenzyl triphenyl phosphonium

L-gossypol

Amaryl

marcellomycin

plevitrexed

Injectafer

p53 mutant reactivator APR-548

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Sanger sequencing

insertion

epigenetic variant

MLPA

consent process

new variant

heritability

epigenetic alteration

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