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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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ripretinib

EM-1421

VEGF-AS

Schwann cell

AGUS

histiocytic neoplasm

Revlimid

stage IVB nasal cavity and ethmoid sinus cancer

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autologous multiple antigen-specific T cells MASE-T

brachyury-expressing yeast vaccine GI-6301

anti-CD30 monoclonal antibody MDX-1401

antibody-drug conjugate SC-006

Nutri-jelly

autologous mRNA-encoding NSCLC neoantigens dendritic cell vaccine

EGFR antisense DNA

glycerin enema

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epigenetics

polygenic risk score

splice-site variant

band

surveillance

RNA splicing

Ashkenazi Jews

attributable risk

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