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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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cold knife conization

bispecific antibody

CP/CPPS

complete androgen blockade

maximum tolerated dose

liposome

central nervous system

pathologist

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ProstAtak

Emsam

PEG-PEI-cholesterol lipopolymer-encased IL-12 DNA plasmid vector IMNN-001

Gavreto

autologous anti-CD3/anti-SLAMF7 bispecific antibody-armed activated T lymphocytes

therapeutic estradiol

menadione topical lotion

autologous anti-NY-ESO-1 mTCR retroviral vector-transduced PBLs

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missense mutation

affected individual

germline DNA

single nucleotide polymorphism

genetic anticipation

founder mutation

genetic susceptibility

chromosomal instability

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