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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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attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis

ester

calgranulin A

internal radiation therapy

extrahepatic bile duct cancer

combination antiretroviral therapy

herbicide

verum acupuncture

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autologous anti-CD19 CAR-IL-18-expressing T lymphocytes

Nexrutine

sotatercept

anti-CEA/anti-4-1BB bispecific antibody LM-24C5

chlorzoxazone

Cannabis sativa extract

anti-TIGIT/anti-PVRIG bispecific antibody PM1009

LMB-2 immunotoxin

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reduced penetrance

positive predictive value

first-degree relative

pathognomonic

proband

epigenetics

oral papilloma

de novo mutation

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