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Pronunciation: /ˈaɪrɪs/

iris

Definition

The colored tissue at the front of the eye that contains the pupil in the center. The iris helps control the size of the pupil to let more or less light into the eye.

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arctiin

hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitor

lifileucel

Retacrit

compression fracture

platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha gene

stage II nasopharyngeal cancer

glycoprotein 100

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Radix Angelicae sinensis/Radix Astragali herbal supplement

HIF-2alpha inhibitor PT2385

RNA electroporated CD19CAR-CD3zeta-4-1BB-expressing autologous T lymphocytes

injectable Astragalus membranaceus polysaccharide

Hsp90 inhibitor MPC-3100

bictegravir

aminoflavone prodrug AFP464

Adapin

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sumLOD score

massively parallel sequencing

PPV

transcription

multigene panel test

linkage disequilibrium

genome-wide association study

next-generation sequencing

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