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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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Empliciti

stage II malignant pleural mesothelioma

dactinomycin

pinealoma

tapentadol hydrochloride

KRN5500

ergocalciferol

extravasation injury

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recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisia-CEA(610D) vaccine GI-6207

gadopentetate dimeglumine

alpha fetoprotein plasmid DNA vaccine

Vabysmo

allogeneic third-party suicide gene-transduced anti-HLA-DPB1*0401 CD4+ T cells CTL 19

ilixadencel

zosuquidar trihydrochloride

Benefin

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epigenetic alteration

whole exome sequencing

third-degree relative

oral papilloma

next-generation sequencing

clinical utility

false-positive result

presymptomatic testing

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