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Pronunciation: /uvula*/

uvula

Definition

The soft flap of tissue that hangs down at the back of the mouth (at the edge of the soft palate). Also called palatine uvula.

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radiation therapy

CSP

siplizumab

chordoma

PARP inhibitor

LMP400

percutaneous endoscopic tube

orthopedic surgeon

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multitargeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor JNJ-26483327

recombinant interferon

Mps1 inhibitor BOS172722

oncolytic HSV-1 expressing IL-12 and IL-15/IL-15-receptor alpha VG2025

NebuPent

topoisomerase I inhibitor Genz-644282

LymphoCide

autologous anti-BCMA-CAR-4-1BB-CD3zeta-expressing T cells C-CAR088

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phenotype

incomplete penetrance

chromosome

double heterozygosity

somatic variant

allele

exon

heteroduplex analysis

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