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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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ERMS

longitudinal cohort study

10-propargyl-10-deazaaminopterin

cleaved

Zolinza

polifeprosan 20 carmustine implant

atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance

five element acupuncture

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acetazolamide sodium

allogeneic natural killer cells SAR445419

iodine I 124

antibody-drug conjugate SHR-A1921

Tag7 gene-modified vaccine

pegylated SN-38 conjugate PLX038

raloxifene hydrochloride

allogeneic CD16-expressing natural killer cells CYNK-101

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locus heterogeneity

heteroduplex analysis

noncarrier

positive predictive value

null allele

mutation

fluorescence in situ hybridization

phenotype

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