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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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pancreatic endocrine cancer

bowel

extremely low frequency electromagnetic field

Kaposi sarcoma

total pancreatectomy

atypical mole

transvaginal sonography

multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A syndrome

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Tecfidera

HLA-A*2402-restricted URLC10-CDCA1-VEGFR1-VEGFR2 multipeptide vaccine

EGFR mutant-selective inhibitor YK-029A

5-[18F]fluorouracil

idiotype-pulsed autologous dendritic cell vaccine APC8020

liposomal HPV-16 E6/E7 multipeptide vaccine PDS0101

pegylated deoxycytidine analogue DFP-14927

RBCs-anti-PD1 antibody conjugate WTX212

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second-degree relative

pathognomonic

melanocytic macules associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

presymptomatic testing

first-degree relative

pseudogene

penetrance

screening

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