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Pronunciation: /ˈɑptɪk nərv/

optic nerve

Definition

The nerve that carries messages from the retina to the brain.

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antioxidant

Ayurvedic medicine

sertraline

gene expression

kelp

Traditional Chinese Medicine

virotherapy

D-1MT

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autologous anti-HER2-CAR-4-1BB-CD3zeta-CD19t+-expressing Tcm-enriched T lymphocytes

PD-L1/PD-L2/VISTA antagonist CA-170

nitroglycerin/sodium citrate/ethanol solution

barium sulfate

melphalan flufenamide

PI3K/mTOR inhibitor HEC 68498

fluorine F18 BMS-986192

lamellar body mimetic mouth spray LMS-611

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variant of unknown significance

point mutation

loss of heterozygosity

somatic variant

SNP

metachronous cancer

clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential

deletion

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