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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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stage II adult soft tissue sarcoma of the retroperitoneum

ixabepilone

Jemperli

prostatic acid phosphatase

investigational drug

molecule

coloanal anastomosis

stage II HPV-negative oropharyngeal cancer

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BeetElite NeoShot

denfivontinib hydrochloride

oblimersen sodium

copanlisib hydrochloride

soluble corn fiber prebiotic supplement

Cannabis SR capsules

methotrexate-e therapeutic implant

autologous interleukin-15-armored anti-glypican-3 CAR-iC9-expressing T lymphocytes

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double heterozygosity

carrier frequency

cosegregation

translation

variant of uncertain significance

heterozygous genotype

hereditary predisposition

frameshift mutation

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