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Pronunciation: /polypeptide*/

polypeptide

Definition

A substance that contains many amino acids (the molecules that join together to form proteins).

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upper extremity

18F-sodium fluoride positron emission tomography

hydatidiform mole

intensity-modulated radiation therapy

adenoma

pleuropulmonary blastoma familial cancer syndrome

R-EPOCH regimen

dermatitis

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mecapegfilgrastim

vactosertib

inactivated oncolytic virus particle GEN0101

anti-CD47/anti-PD-L1 bispecific antibody PF-07257876

Larodopa

TARP 29-37-9V peptide vaccine

beta-lapachone prodrug ARQ 761

Gadavist

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throughput

CHIP

genotype

WGS

autosomal dominant inheritance

pedigree

biallelic

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