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Pronunciation: /ˈsɛntrəl ˈnərvəs ˈsɪstəm/

central nervous system

Definition

The brain and spinal cord. Also called CNS.

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exosome

transurethral biopsy

nivolumab

nimodipine

fluorine F 18-fluorothymidine

Corynebacterium granulosum

plexiform neurofibroma

antenatal

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live-attenuated listeria-encoding human mesothelin vaccine CRS-207

anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 bispecific antibody JNJ-87189401

oncolytic HSV-1 JNJ-87704916

TARP 29-37-9V peptide vaccine

lapatinib/letrozole regimen

BET inhibitor INCB054329

sodium butyrate

autologous tumor infiltrating lymphocytes LM103

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locus heterogeneity

locus

point variant

copy number variant

negative predictive value

somatic mutation

MGPT

genetic screening

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