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Pronunciation: /ˈsɛntrəl ˈnərvəs ˈsɪstəm/

central nervous system

Definition

The brain and spinal cord. Also called CNS.

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PTC

oncology pharmacy specialist

butane

HER2-low breast cancer

vemurafenib

varenicline tartrate

gastrointestinal stromal tumor

clear cell sarcoma of soft tissue

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androgen antagonist APC-100

almond oil

CodaLytic

autologous orthogonal IL-2Rbeta-expressing anti-CD19 CAR T cells SYNCAR-001

Dexampex

anti-CLDN18.2/anti-PD-L1 CAR-T cells

Zejula

pegilodecakin

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polygenic risk score

CNV

presymptomatic testing

inherited cancer syndrome

point variant

MLPA

phenocopy

sporadic cancer

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