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Pronunciation: /ˈvɛntɪˌleɪtər/

ventilator

Definition

In medicine, a machine used to help a patient breathe. Also called respirator.

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social determinants of health

Gerota’s capsule

Turner syndrome

immunoscintigraphy

melanoma-astrocytoma syndrome

dimethylxanthenone acetic acid

belinostat

implant

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Oragest

drug-drug conjugate NUV-1511

Seasonique

monoclonal antibody HuAFP31

verzistobart

Nardil

anti-OX40 agonist monoclonal antibody BAT6026

gallium citrate Ga 67

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polymorphism

haplotype

polygenic risk score

splice-site mutation

affected individual

hemizygous

logarithm of the odds score

gonadal mosaicism

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