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Pronunciation: /myoclonic* ʤərk/

myoclonic jerk

Definition

A sudden, brief, strong contraction of a muscle or group of muscles that cannot be controlled.

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mitotic cycle

disability insurance

TPF regimen

oral cancer

stage II adrenocortical cancer

non-cardia gastric cancer

peripheral blood

leukemia cell

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cathepsin-cleavable NIR substrate probe 6QC-ICG

hepatitis B virus antigen peptides/hepatitis G2 cell protein lysate-activated dendritic cells

onzigolide

zolpidem tartrate

technetium Tc 99m trofolastat

carrimycin

anthocyanin-rich corn extract

febuxostat

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point variant

pseudogene

polygenic risk score

tumor suppressor gene

GWAS

somatic mutation

synchronous cancer

susceptibility gene mutation

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