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Pronunciation: /ˈmæməri glænd/

mammary gland

Definition

Glandular organ located on the chest. The mammary gland is made up of connective tissue, fat, and tissue that contains the glands that can make milk. Also called breast.

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2-methoxyestradiol

protein

gestational trophoblastic tumor

overdiagnosis

speech therapist

cumulative dose

combretastatin A4 phosphate

1572 form

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neoantigen-based glioblastoma vaccine

carvedilol phosphate

gallium Ga 68-NOTA-AE105

polymer-conjugated IL-15 receptor agonist NKTR-255

multiple TAA-loaded dendritic cell vaccine

fluorine F 18 ODS2004436

thymidylate synthase inhibitor DFP-11207

autologous total tumor mRNA and CMV-pp65-flLAMP mRNA- loaded liposome vaccine

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congenital

logarithm of the odds score

epimutation

fluorescence in situ hybridization

germline DNA

cascade screening

recurrence risk

negative predictive value

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