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Pronunciation: /ˈjutərəs/

uterus

Definition

The hollow, pear-shaped organ in a woman’s pelvis. The uterus is where a fetus (unborn baby) develops and grows. Also called womb.

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PCOS

secondary ovarian failure

bosutinib

peginterferon alfa-2b

electroshock therapy

TP53 gene

hormone-refractory

MEDI-522

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autologous anti-MSLN CAR/HLA-A*02-gated inhibitory receptor/B2M shRNA-expressing T lymphocytes A2B694

CD19-targeted CAR T2 cells

Lenvima

sirpiglenastat

RET inhibitor TY-1091

3-deazauridine

anti-B7-H4 antibody-drug conjugate XMT-1660

fluorine F 18 fluoro furanyl norprogesterone

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massively parallel sequencing

epigenetic alteration

second-degree relative

incomplete penetrance

pseudogene

TNBC

nucleotide

autosomal recessive inheritance

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