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Pronunciation: /ˈnʊrɑn/

neuron

Definition

A type of cell that receives and sends messages from the body to the brain and back to the body. The messages are sent by a weak electrical current. Also called nerve cell.

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stage II anal cancer

recurrent respiratory papillomatosis

stage IVA salivary gland cancer

microfluidic device

stage 0 intrahepatic bile duct cancer (carcinoma in situ)

TAE

scar tissue

neurologist

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fentanyl buccal soluble film

monoclonal antibody Me1-14 F(ab’)2

synthetic human papillomavirus 16 E6 peptide

cationic liposome-encapsulated paclitaxel

CBL-B inhibitor NX-1607

DDX nanoparticles-encapsulated IL-12 and RIG-I activating DNA plasmid EG-70

anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody BAT4306F

MDM2 degrader KT-253

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recurrence risk

variant of uncertain significance

genotyping

missense variant

allelic heterogeneity

fibrofolliculoma

aneuploidy

chromosomal instability

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