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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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CNS metastasis

adrenal cancer

T-cell lymphoma

guaiac smear test

confirmatory clinical trial

biopsy specimen

FDR

yttrium Y 90-DOTA monoclonal antibody HuAFP31

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Basen

Alkagin

IL-15 superagonist SOT201

ashwagandha root powder extract

gallium Ga 68-NOTA-anti-MMR-VHH2 nanobody

Tymlos

CDC7 inhibitor SGR-2921

G. lucidum/A. blazei/G. frondosa/H. erinaceus/C. sinensis/I. obliquus/P. ostreatus/P. umbellatus/ L. edodes supplement

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multigene panel test

acrochordon

single nucleotide variant

sebaceoma

epimutation

nonpenetrance

heterogeneity logarithm of the odds score

logarithm of the odds score

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