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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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folate

follicular thyroid cancer

nolatrexed

salivary gland cancer

helper T cell

hydrocarbon

cerebellar mutism syndrome

morphology

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allogeneic CMV antigen-specific CD4+/CD8+ T lymphocytes

vonoprazan fumarate

EP4 antagonist ONO-4578

oxaliplatin eluting beads

naltrexone hydrochloride/bupropion hydrochloride

HMGB1 inhibitor SB17170

procarbazine hydrochloride

autologous anti-CD19 CAR-CD3zeta-4-1BB-expressing T cells PZ01

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hemizygous

de novo mutation

LOD score

microsatellite

somatic mutation

summary logarithm of the odds score

whole exome sequencing

genomic imprinting

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