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isthmus

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Pronunciation: /ˈɪsməs/

isthmus

Definition

A narrow part inside the body that connects two larger structures.

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extrahepatic bile duct

tucatinib

trabectedin

hypercalcemia

pevonedistat

immunodeficiency syndrome

ductal lavage

Polivy

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deferiprone

Talzenna

avasopasem manganese

anti-PD-1/anti-4-1BB bispecific antibody IBI-319

Fentora

carbidopa

ado-trastuzumab emtansine

tumor peptide-loaded myeloid dendritic cells

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onychodystrophy

SNP

single nucleotide polymorphism

allelic heterogeneity

novel variant

multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification

microsatellite instability

linkage

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