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Pronunciation: /ˌpaɪˈniəl ˈbɑdi/

pineal body

Definition

A tiny organ in the cerebrum that produces melatonin. Also called pineal gland and pineal organ.

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beclomethasone

World Health Organization

sibling

IMMU-106

gastric feeding tube

subcutaneous

lanolin

precursor lymphoblastic lymphoma

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Daraprim

HER2/neu peptide vaccine GLSI-100

motacabtagene lurevgedleucel

asparaginase erwinia chrysanthemi (recombinant)-rywn

docetaxel formulation CKD-810

epidiferphane

short hairpin RNA-IL-6 gene silencing anti-CD19 CAR T cells

technetium Tc 99 hydrazinonicotinamide-tricine-linked interleukin-2

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epigenetic variant

metachronous cancer

polygenic risk score

cascade genetic testing

positive predictive value

novel variant

kindred

nucleotide

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