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Pronunciation: /ˈrɛspərˌeɪtər/

respirator

Definition

In medicine, a machine used to help a patient breathe. Also called ventilator.

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parenchyma

retroperitoneal

intrusive thought

ammonia

survivor

extremely dense breast tissue

vitespen

personal history

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clofibrate

nemtabrutinib

anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody PRO131921

anti-CD3/humanized 3F8 bispecific antibody-activated T lymphocytes

PI3K/mTOR kinase inhibitor PF-04691502

coxsackievirus A21

Brevicon

nutritious semisolid food gel with phenethyl isothiocyanate

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novel mutation

inconclusive result

late or variable onset

cascade testing

phenocopy

variant of unknown significance

sumLOD score

triple-negative breast cancer

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