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Pronunciation: /heme*/

heme

Definition

The part of certain molecules that contains iron. The heme part of hemoglobin is the substance inside red blood cells that binds to oxygen in the lungs and carries it to the tissues.

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peripheral stem cell support

transsphenoidal surgery

stereotactic external-beam radiation therapy

hypohidrosis

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

percutaneous ethanol injection

double-hit lymphoma

immune system

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triamcinolone acetonide transdermal system SUN-131

anti-sCLU monoclonal antibody AB-16B5

anti-EGFR/HER3 monoclonal antibody MEHD7945A

anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody BAT1306

custirsen sodium

anti-globo H monoclonal antibody OBI-888

valecobulin

Uvidem

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Ashkenazi Jews

phenotype

point mutation

cascade screening

summary logarithm of the odds score

whole exome sequencing

founder variant

sister chromatid exchange

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