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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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stage 0 nonmelanoma skin carcinoma in situ on the head and neck (not on the eyelid)

BPH

phrenic nerve

AAP

stage II gastric cancer

neuronal tumor

recipient

vaginal cancer

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mitomycin

extended-release granisetron polymer formulation

Coriolus versicolor-based vaginal gel

autologous anti-B7-H3 CAR retroviral vector-transduced T cells

vensobafusp alfa

Immucell WGP

PSMA-specific targeting module TMpPSMA

VEGF-targeting agent

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double heterozygosity

MSI

homozygous genotype

MLPA

heteroduplex analysis

epigenetic alteration

null allele

founder mutation

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