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Pronunciation: /ˈfɑlɪkəl/

follicle

Definition

A sac or pouch-like cavity formed by a group of cells. In the ovaries, one follicle contains one egg. In the skin, one follicle contains one hair.

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tinzaparin sodium

ob/gyn

neurosphere

hyponatremia

quadruple-negative breast cancer

relaxation technique

metaplastic carcinoma

lentinan

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anti-HER2/auristatin payload antibody-drug conjugate XMT-1522

anti-CD70 CAR-expressing T lymphocytes

rhenium Re 188 BMEDA-liposome

Cardura

Viralym-M

autologous PBMC-derived engineered leukocyte immunostimulatory cells-activated effector cells

North American ginseng extract AFX-2

Abraxane

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summary logarithm of the odds score

frameshift variant

nonsense mutation

founder variant

acrochordon

genome-wide association study

negative predictive value

epigenetic variant

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