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Pronunciation: /səˈlaɪvə/

saliva

Definition

The watery fluid in the mouth made by the salivary glands. Saliva moistens food to help digestion and it helps protect the mouth against infections.

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mercy killing

phlebitis

5-fluorouracil

IMC-A12

neuroradiologist

recombinant human papillomavirus quadrivalent vaccine

base pair

rhabdoid tumor

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MOv19 CAR-CD3zeta-4-1BB-expressing allogeneic T lymphocytes

volrustomig

live-attenuated Listeria monocytogenes encoding EGFRvIII-NY-ESO-1 vaccine ADU-623

anti-OX40 agonist monoclonal antibody BGB-A445

VDAC/HK2 modulator ointment VDA-1102

iodine I 131-labeled anti-CEA/anti-HSG bispecific monoclonal antibody TF2

Class 1 PI3K family inhibitor XL147

BCL-2 inhibitor ZN-d5

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tumor DNA sequencing

throughput

PRS

germline variant

MGPT

frameshift variant

epigenetic alteration

antioncogene

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