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Pronunciation: /sternum*/

sternum

Definition

The long flat bone that forms the center front of the chest wall. The sternum is attached to the collarbone and the first seven ribs. Also called breastbone.

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GEM640

virulence

cyclosporine

anxiety

ribonucleic acid

Nucynta

Voraxaze

low-grade ductal carcinoma in situ

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gallium Ga 68-THP-PSMA

iPSC-derived CD16-expressing natural killer cells FT516

hyperpolarized carbon C 13/nitrogen N 15-labeled urea

PDGFR alpha/KIT mutant-specific inhibitor NB003

anti-MET x MET antibody drug conjugate REGN5093-M114

licogliflozin

DNR-expressing nasopharyngeal carcinoma-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes

DDX5 degrader FL118

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genomic imprinting

genetic heterogeneity

ER-negative PR-negative HER2/neu-negative breast cancer

CHIP

linkage

homozygous genotype

unaffected individual

Sanger sequencing

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