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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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lopinavir

subarachnoid block

OFF

IDH1 gene

pump

sterile

benign vascular tumor

Cotellic

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fosfomycin tromethamine

autologous CMV-pp65-shLAMP-1 mRNA loaded dendritic cell vaccine

derazantinib

Panzyga

anti-CD48/MMAE antibody-drug conjugate SGN-CD48A

high-titer RSV immune globulin RI-001

allogeneic CD19-OX40-CD3zeta-CAR-mbIL-15-expressing natural killer cells NKX019

umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells

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transcription

copy number variant

proband

genetic predisposition

locus

clinical utility

mutation

polygenic risk score

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