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Pronunciation: /mediastinal* pleura*/

mediastinal pleura

Definition

The thin membrane that lines the chest cavity in the area between the lungs.

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inherited bone marrow failure syndrome

choline

cefepime

desmoplastic small round cell tumor

pluripotent stem cell

vincristine sulfate

perioperative

gp96 heat shock protein-peptide complex vaccine

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eculizumab

Faslodex

Valstar

Zestril

CD73 inhibitor LY3475070

monoclonal antibody CC49-delta CH2

EGFR mutant-selective inhibitor TRX-221

prodencel

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cascade screening

attributable risk

genotyping

missense mutation

Sanger sequencing

disease-causing mutation

triple-negative breast cancer

loss of heterozygosity

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