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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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mirvetuximab soravtansine

CAP-1

stage IIB non-small cell lung cancer

positron emission tomography-computed tomography scan

PHACE syndrome

early menopause

brain stem glioma

physiologic

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membrane-bound interleukin-21-expanded haploidentical natural killer cells

Aspergum

Rubraca

HPV16 L2/E6/E7 fusion protein vaccine TA-CIN

anti-CD30 antibody-drug conjugate SGN-35C

anbalcabtagene autoleucel

vantictumab

allogeneic cellular vaccine 1650-G

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sumLOD score

de novo variant

heterogeneity logarithm of the odds score

melanocytic macules associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

poikiloderma

carrier frequency

X-linked recessive inheritance

risk assessment

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