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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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immunology

DNA

capromab pendetide

lurtotecan

acute lymphocytic leukemia

nurse

anemia

TUVP

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technetium Tc 99m sulfur colloid

anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody B001

adenoviral tumor-specific neoantigen priming vaccine GAd-209-FSP

ROS1/TRK/ALK inhibitor TY-2136b

pexastimogene devacirepvec

edrecolomab

anti-Claudin18.2 ADC AZD0901

bintrafusp alfa

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next-generation sequencing

founder variant

SDR

triple-negative breast cancer

noncarrier

germline mosaicism

attributable risk

unaffected individual

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