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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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mevalonate pathway

hypercalcemia

chorioepithelioma

placenta

prostate-specific membrane antigen PET scan

follow-up care

CD20 antigen

homologous recombination repair pathway

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PI3K delta inhibitor SHC014748M

Trelstar Depot

FEC Regimen

apitolisib

EF5

FGFR1 receptor antagonist HGS1036

multi-glioblastoma-peptide-targeting autologous dendritic cell vaccine ICT-107

Imvamune

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codon

missense mutation

nonpenetrance

surveillance

microsatellite

genomic imprinting

heritability

frameshift variant

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