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Pronunciation: /ˈrinəl fascia*/

renal fascia

Definition

A fibrous envelope of tissue that surrounds the kidney. Also called Gerota’s capsule and Gerota’s fascia.

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rash

seventh cranial nerve

Talvay

ampulla of Vater cancer

Clostridium difficile

parasympathetic nervous system

jaundice

sidestream smoke

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PAP/PSA-expressing arenaviral vectors HB-302/HB-301

Avodart

anti-ErbB3 monoclonal antibody REGN1400

valganciclovir

CAIX inhibitor DTP348

live-attenuated listeria-encoding human mesothelin vaccine CRS-207

EGFR mutant-selective inhibitor BLU-945

bcr-abl (b2a2)-derived peptide vaccine

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novel mutation

heritability

plantar pit

genetic anticipation

next-generation sequencing

Sanger sequencing

linkage disequilibrium

polygenic risk score

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