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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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HER2-low breast cancer

LHRH agonist

vacuum-assisted biopsy

stage II nasal cavity and ethmoid sinus cancer

death cap

veltuzumab

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pyruvate kinase inhibitor TLN-232

EGFR/HER2 inhibitor AV-412

4SCAR-GD2-modified T-lymphocytes

belumosudil

anti-VISTA monoclonal antibody HMBD-002

differentiated anti-BCMA autologous CAR T cells ARI0002h

diclofenac epolamine patch

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negative predictive value

carrier frequency

FISH

polygenic risk score

compound heterozygosity

palmar pit

multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification

locus

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