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Pronunciation: /ˈsɛntrəl ˈnərvəs ˈsɪstəm/

central nervous system

Definition

The brain and spinal cord. Also called CNS.

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antiandrogen therapy

Kasabach-Merritt syndrome

hepatitis G virus

anal Pap test

atrophic gastritis

hypnosis

antigen-presenting cell vaccine

radiation brachytherapy

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indoximod

CD133 antigen peptide-pulsed autologous dendritic cell vaccine

pentamethylmelamine

autologous CD8+ SLC45A2-specific T lymphocytes

c-Met inhibitor CBT-101

zinc sulfate

sirolimus topical gel NPC-12Y

L-selenomethionine

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MGPT

trichilemmoma

allele

depth of coverage

carrier

deleterious mutation

LD

late or variable onset

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