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- pleural cavity
- The space enclosed by the pleura, which is a thin... (continued)
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- pleural effusion
- An abnormal collection of fluid between the thin layers of... (continued)
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- pleurectomy
- Surgery to remove part of the pleura (a thin layer... (continued)
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- pleurodesis
- A medical procedure that uses chemicals or drugs to cause... (continued)
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- pleuropulmonary blastoma
- A rare and very aggressive (fast-growing) cancer that forms in... (continued)
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- plevitrexed
- An orally bioavailable, small molecule, non-polyglutamatable, antifolate quinazoline derivative thymidine... (continued)
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- plexiform neurofibroma
- A nerve that has become thick and misshapen due to... (continued)
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- plexopathy
- A disorder affecting a network of nerves, blood vessels, or... (continued)
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- plicamycin
- An antibiotic isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces plicatus with antineoplastic... (continued)
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- plitidepsin
- A cyclic depsipeptide isolated from the marine tunicate Aplidium albicans.... (continued)
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- PLL
- A type of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in which too... (continued)
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- ploidy
- The number of sets of chromosomes in a cell or... (continued)
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- Plummer-Vinson syndrome
- A disorder marked by anemia caused by iron deficiency, and... (continued)
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- pluripotent
- Able to mature or develop in any of several ways.
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- pluripotent stem cell
- A cell that is able to develop into many different... (continued)
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- PLX4032
- A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer. BRAF... (continued)
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- PM00104
- A synthetic tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloid related to the marine natural compounds... (continued)
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- pM-81
- A monoclonal antibody that is being studied in the detection... (continued)
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- PMN
- A type of immune cell that has granules (small particles)... (continued)
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- PN401
- A substance that is being studied for its ability to... (continued)
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- PNET
- One of a group of cancers that develop from the... (continued)
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- pneumatic larynx
- A device that is used to help a person talk... (continued)
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- pneumococcal polyvalent vaccine
- An polyvalent vaccine used to prevent infection by the bacterium... (continued)
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- pneumonectomy
- Surgery to remove all of one lung. In a partial... (continued)
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- pneumonia
- A severe inflammation of the lungs in which the alveoli... (continued)