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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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seminal vesicle biopsy

tumescent mastectomy

aberrant crypt foci

stage II thymoma

gastric atrophy

myeloid sarcoma

stage 1 neuroblastoma

methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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pan-FGFR inhibitor LY2874455

EGFR mutant-selective inhibitor BLU-701

copper Cu 64-CB-TE1A1P-PEG4-LLP2A

vitamins/minerals/proteins-based synthetic meal replacement

intrathecal deferoxamine

bleomycin sulfate

Deladumone

Elavil

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WGS

genetic heterogeneity

haploinsufficiency

late or variable onset

acrochordon

positive predictive value

point variant

novel variant

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