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Pronunciation: /epithelium*/

epithelium

Definition

A thin layer of tissue that covers organs, glands, and other structures within the body.

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stage II renal cell cancer

Dukes classification

MDX-010

Newcastle disease virus

Jamshidi needle

brain tumor

mucus colitis

locally recurrent cancer

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Purixan

folate receptor-targeted epothilone BMS753493

toll-like receptor 7/8 agonist BDB018

quisinostat

MTF-1 inhibitor APTO-253 HCl

CDK4/6 inhibitor SPH4336

BP-Cx1-platinum complex BP-C1

zinc oxide/aluminum starch octenylsuccinate/glycyrrhetinic phytosome/vitamin E/botanical extracts-based skin protectant paste

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deletion

penetrance

Ashkenazi Jews

recurrence risk

compound heterozygosity

third-degree relative

VUS

single nucleotide variant

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