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placenta

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Pronunciation: /pləˈsɛntə/

placenta

Definition

The organ that nourishes the developing fetus in the uterus.

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respiratory disease

epigenetic alteration

lobular capillary hemangioma

clavicle

CAPIRI

lanolin

proteoglycan

cytochrome P450 enzyme system

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multiepitope TARP-pulsed autologous dendritic cell vaccine

MVF-HER-2(597-626)-MVF-HER-2 (266-296) peptide vaccine

mimotope-P10s-PADRE peptide vaccine

HPV types 16/18 E6/E7-adenoviral transduced autologous lymphocytes/alpha-galactosylceramide vaccine BVAC-C

interferon alfacon-1

Somophyllin-T

PPAR gamma inhibitor FX-909

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kindred

surveillance

incomplete penetrance

consanguinity

epigenetic variant

deletion

mutation analysis

founder variant

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