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Pronunciation: /gəmz/

gums

Definition

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

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beta-human chorionic gonadotropin

localized therapy

ruxolitinib phosphate

investigator

hypothesis

dyscrasia

Newcastle disease virus

controlled substance

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Pedi-Vit-A

cryopreserved umbilical cord allograft

hydroxychloroquine

VEGFR2-targeted contrast agent BR55

TransCon IL-2 beta/gamma

recombinant interleukin-18

anti-CD19-CAR CMV-specific T lymphocytes

autologous CLL1-CD33 compound CAR T cells

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splice-site mutation

uninformative result

tumor DNA sequencing

ART

sporadic cancer

new mutation

third-degree relative

heritability

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