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Pronunciation: /peritoneal* ˈkævəti/

peritoneal cavity

Definition

The space within the abdomen that contains the intestines, the stomach, and the liver. It is bound by thin membranes.

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stage IVB nasal cavity and ethmoid sinus cancer

bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine

hyperplasia

arteriogram

PTH

vincristine sulfate

sodium salicylate

Standard Operating Procedure

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blueberry powder supplement

thiotepa

autologous follicular lymphoma-derived idiotype vaccine

anti-EGFR fluorescence imaging agent ABY-029

engineered red blood cells coexpressing 4-1BBL and IL-15TP RTX-240

adenovirus expressing mutant HPV E6/E7

Salvia hispanica seed

Depacon

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palmar pit

informative

consultand

FISH

frameshift mutation

predisposing mutation

congenital

multigene test

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