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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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5-hydroxytryptamine

secretin

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

occult stage non-small cell lung cancer

pancreatic duct

artery

magnesium sulfate

influenza A virus

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busulfan/melphalan regimen

serine/threonine kinase inhibitor XL418

Lumakras

Meclomen

Hsp70-peptide TKD/IL-2-activated autologous natural killer cells

anti-EGFR antibody-drug conjugate CPO301

IL-12-Fc fusion protein KGX101

autologous anti-MSLN CAR/HLA-A*02-gated inhibitory receptor/B2M shRNA-expressing T lymphocytes A2B694

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skin tag

throughput

genotype

presymptomatic testing

unclassified variant

frameshift variant

poikiloderma

RNA splicing

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