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Pronunciation: /pləˈsɛntə/

placenta

Definition

The organ that nourishes the developing fetus in the uterus.

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angiogenesis

biometrics

SNP

chemoprotective agent

shiitake mushroom

diethylstilbestrol

stage IIIC melanoma

TUVP

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pinometostat

androgen receptor degrader HP518

ethiodized oil

GITRL RNA-transfected autologous dendritic cell vaccine

gallium Ga 68-NOTA-BBN-RGD

corticotropin-releasing hormone

retrovector encoding mutant anti-cyclin G1

Ad5-yCD/mutTKSR39rep-hIL12

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missense mutation

somatic mutation

linkage

tumor suppressor gene

WGS

RNA splicing

insertion

unclassified variant

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