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superior vena cava

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Pronunciation: /suˈpɪriər ˈvinə ˈkɑvə/

superior vena cava

Definition

The large vein that carries blood from the head, neck, arms, and chest to the heart.

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residual disease

stage II childhood non-Hodgkin lymphoma

fundus

stage II nonmelanoma skin cancer on the head and neck (not on the eyelid)

epothilone ZK219477

stage 0 perihilar bile duct cancer (carcinoma in situ)

bone-seeking radioisotope

LP

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ATM kinase/DNA-PK inhibitor XRD-0394

anti-CTLA4 monoclonal antibody HBM4003

molybdenum

multi-epitope HER2 peptide vaccine H2NVAC

Meclomen

curcumin/chondroitin sulfate/hyaluronic acid/quercetin soft gels

Serophene

ipafricept

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epimutation

disease-causing mutation

domain

missense variant

cascade screening

genetic counseling

hereditary predisposition

risk assessment

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