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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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wheezing

varicella

furanocoumarin

trigeminal nerve

stage III adult non-Hodgkin lymphoma

tisagenlecleucel

recombinant fowlpox-CEA-MUC-1-TRICOM vaccine

skin tag

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HLA-A*0201-restricted URLC10-VEGFR1-VEGFR2 multipeptide vaccine

fentanyl matrix transdermal patch

bispecific antibody 4G7xH22

boronophenylalanine-fructose complex

therapeutic hemin

Retevmo

venlafaxine

injectable Astragalus membranaceus polysaccharide

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metachronous cancer

sebaceous epithelioma

germline DNA

antioncogene

intron

genetic anticipation

autosomal

chromosomal instability

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