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- Desmoid tumor A benign soft tissue tumor that occurs most often in young adults and involves the limbs or trunk but can…
- Costal margin The lower edge of the chest (thorax) formed by the bottom edge of the rib cage
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- Connexon A special type of protein composed of an assembly of six subunits that are called connexins. A connexon of…