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Pronunciation: /ˈpælɪt/

palate

Definition

The roof of the mouth. The front portion is bony (hard palate), and the back portion is muscular (soft palate).

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ultraviolet radiation therapy

desmoid-type fibromatosis

trunk

thyroiditis

oncolytic virus therapy

capillary malformation

fluphenazine hydrochloride

psychotropic substance

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Oramorph SR

Alocrest

IL-12-Fc fusion protein KGX101

urokinase-derived peptide A6

Hemangeol

APE1/Ref-1 redox inhibitor APX3330

Pamolyn 300

bispecific antibody MDX-H210

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Ashkenazi Jews

WGS

genotyping

sister chromatid exchange

metachronous cancer

VUS

ER-negative PR-negative HER2/neu-negative breast cancer

consent process

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