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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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nonstarchy vegetable

cardiac tamponade

advance directive

mammalian target of rapamycin

deferred therapy

survivor

netupitant and palonosetron hydrochloride

NCI clinical trials cooperative group

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mesenchymal stem cells

betifisolimab

renvistobart

CD22 immunotoxin

oncolytic adenovirus expressing interferon beta/CD40 ligand MEM-288

mosunetuzumab-axgb

Choletec

odronextamab

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haploinsufficiency

familial

novel variant

genetic predisposition

sebaceoma

telomere

sensitivity

D’Amico criteria

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