What does the abbreviation ERK mean in medical terms?
There may be more than one meaning of ERK. However, what does the medical term ERK mean?
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What is the ERK medical abbreviation?
In science & medicine, the ERK medical abbreviation is the meaning of Extracellular-regulated kinase.
ERK: Extracellular-regulated kinase
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| BCG | Bacille Calmette-Guerin |
| BESS | Biomedical Experiment Support Satellite |
| BMH | Bioethics and Medical Humanities |
| BOH | board of health |
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| BUdR | bromodeoxyuridine |
| C-collar | cervical collar |
| CD-ROM | compact disc read-only memory |
| CDT | Clostridium difficile toxin; Certified Dental Technician |
| CRNN | cranial nerves |
| CT scan | computed tomography scan |
| D.A.S. | Dead At Scene |
| DDS | Doctor of Dental Surgery |
| DRG | diagnosis-related group |
| DXT | radiotherapy |
| ECRL | extensor carpi radialis longus |
| ENDO | endoscop(y/ic) |
| FACC | Fellow of the American College of Cardiology |
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| GA | General Anesthesia |
| Gy | Gray (unit of ionizing radiation) |
| HBCB | Hepatitis B Core Antibody |
| HHC | home health care |
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