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Pronunciation: /əˈdrinəl ˈkɔrtɛks/

adrenal cortex

Definition

The outer part of the adrenal gland (a small organ on top of each kidney). The adrenal cortex makes androgen and corticosteroid hormones.

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noninvasive

molecule

stage I gestational trophoblastic neoplasia

T-cell receptor gene rearrangement test

vaginal cancer

interleukin-11

multigene test

mercaptopurine

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autologous anti-GPC3 CAR T cells BOXR1030

butylscopolamine bromide

Menogarol

Defitelio

IDH1R132H-specific peptide vaccine PEPIDH1M

cell membrane-anchored/CSV-targeted IL-12-expressing T lymphocytes

Oncoquest-L vaccine

allogeneic human stem cell-derived pancreatic islet cells VX-880

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mucosal neuroma

missense variant

deoxyribonucleic acid

allele

germline

germline mutation

trinucleotide repeat

segregation analysis

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