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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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tretinoin

ureteronephrectomy

stage I adult soft tissue sarcoma of the retroperitoneum

impotence

TPF regimen

carcinoembryonic antigen

deslorelin

ABT-869

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dimesna

Alkagin

therapeutic ex vivo-expanded allogeneic gamma delta T cells

anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody TAK-079

MVA-BN smallpox vaccine

xentuzumab

acetyl-L-carnitine hydrochloride

multi-epitope HER2 peptide vaccine TPIV100

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facies

ER-negative PR-negative HER2/neu-negative breast cancer

fluorescence in situ hybridization

multigene test

germline DNA

inversion

trisomy

oral papilloma

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