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- Neuron A nerve cell that sends and receives electrical signals over long distances within the body. A neuron may…
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- Superior vena cava A large vein that receives blood from the head, neck, upper extremities, and thorax and delivers it to the…
- Varix An enlarged and convoluted vein, artery or lymphatic vessel.
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- Refractory Not yielding (at least not yielding readily) to treatment
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- Exogenous DNA DNA originating outside an organism