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Pronunciation: /ˈlænəlɪn/

lanolin

Definition

An oily substance taken from sheep’s wool. Lanolin is used in moisturizing creams and lotions to treat dry, itchy skin.

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CTC

psammoma body

Sturge-Weber syndrome

five element acupuncture

intravitreal chemotherapy

phenotype

stage 0 nasopharyngeal carcinoma in situ

fecal incontinence

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Cinnamomum cassia capsules

CholestaGel

indium In 111-autologous CMV-pp65-LAMP mRNA-loaded dendritic cells

Nimbex

palifermin

anti-DR5 agonist monoclonal antibody TRA-8

BCMA CART cells secreting mutant PD-1Fc fusion protein

recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 4

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melanocytic macules associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

VUS

copy number variant

single nucleotide variant

variant of unknown significance

consent process

variant of uncertain significance

presymptomatic testing

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