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Pronunciation: /ribosome*/

ribosome

Definition

In biology, a structure found inside cells that is involved in making proteins. Ribosomes help link amino acids together to form proteins.

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endometrioid cancer

stereotactic external-beam radiation therapy

medullary breast carcinoma

CT-guided biopsy

functional magnetic resonance imaging

OTC

carboplatin

multiple self-healing squamous epithelioma

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lemzoparlimab

triamcinolone acetonide transdermal system SUN-131

carbogen

recombinant fowlpox-prostate specific antigen vaccine

isatuximab-irfc

betifisolimab

gallium Ga 68 FF58

Mirapex

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throughput

frameshift mutation

somatic mutation

nail dystrophy

new variant

homozygous genotype

X-linked recessive inheritance

depth of coverage

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