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Pronunciation: /hɛr ˈfɑlɪkəl/

hair follicle

Definition

A shaft or opening on the surface of the skin through which hair grows.

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stage II ovarian epithelial, fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal cancer

adenine

survivorship care plan

LIN

alimentary tract

PEI

stage IV gestational trophoblastic neoplasia

CoQ10

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oncolytic HSV-1 NV1020

p53-HDM2 protein-protein interaction inhibitor MI-773

synthetic peptides E-PRA and E-PSM vaccine

colorectal cancer peptide vaccine PolyPEPI1018

necuparanib

anti-ENPP3/MMAF antibody-drug conjugate AGS-16M8F

PI3K/mTOR dual kinase inhibitor XL765

glyburide

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variant of unknown significance

FISH

presymptomatic testing

negative predictive value

inversion

susceptibility gene mutation

consanguinity

genetic anticipation

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