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Pronunciation: /gingiva*/

gingiva

Definition

The tissue of the upper and lower jaws that surrounds the base of the teeth. Also called gums.

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fertility specialist

VACB

stage IV HPV-negative oropharyngeal cancer

dilatation and curettage

stage I melanoma

stage I pancreatic cancer

phenethyl isothiocyanate

3 Tesla MRI

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MUC1-KLH Conjugate Vaccine

iodine I 131 monoclonal antibody muJ591

robatumumab

neoantigen-encoding personalized virus-2

xenon

enadenotucirev-expressing anti-CD40 agonistic monoclonal antibody NG-350

Azedra

cibisatamab

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SNV

germline variant

MSI

copy number variant

consanguinity

susceptibility gene mutation

depth of coverage

fluorescence in situ hybridization

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