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Pronunciation: /villus*/

villus

Definition

A tiny hair-like projection, often on the surface of mucous membranes. The plural is villi.

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aplidine

Kisqali

Ewing sarcoma

benign

water-soluble vitamin

risk-reducing oophorectomy

recipient

EEG

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pan-KRAS inhibitor BI 1701963

carboxylesterase-expressing allogeneic neural stem cells

Cyramza

BTK degrader NX-2127

Anti-integrin Beta-1 Monoclonal Antibody OS2966

thrombomodulin alfa

EGFR T790M antagonist BPI-15086

alisertib sodium

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somatic mutation

carrier

metachronous cancer

logarithm of the odds score

late or variable onset

linkage analysis

splice-site mutation

germline variant

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