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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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HCD20

motexafin gadolinium

undifferentiated sarcoma

clinical diagnosis

3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy

porcine

opportunistic infection

low-dose computed tomography

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autologous AFP-specific T cell receptor T cells C-TCR055

napabucasin

Retin-A MICRO

Pletal

AdGMCAIX-transduced autologous dendritic cells

HCV DNA vaccine INO-8000

ATR kinase inhibitor VX-803

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deletion

exon

heterogeneity logarithm of the odds score

allele

hemizygous

PRS

chromosome

genetic marker

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