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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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ulceration

oncology

T-3

bronchogenic carcinoma

Gleason score

asthenia

ultraviolet B radiation

Gazyva

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gallium Ga 68-labeled NODAGA-MJ9

Bevyxxa

umbilical cord blood-derived CD16-expressing natural killer cells AB-101

hydromorphone

mangafodipir trisodium

autologous iCasp9-deltaNGFR-CD19CAR-expressing T cells

DHODH inhibitor RP7214

TLR7 agonist JNJ-64794964

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Sanger sequencing

segregation analysis

metachronous cancer

predisposing mutation

negative predictive value

genetic anticipation

microsatellite instability

RNA splicing

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