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ctrna

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ctr-na
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Abbreviation of circulating tumor RNA: RNA from tumours circulating in the body outside of tumours.

noun

Abbreviation of counter-transcribed RNA: plasmid-encoded ncRNA (“non-coding RNA”), which binds to mRNA (“messenger RNA”) and inhibits transcription.

Inflected Forms

ctRNAs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ctDNA

Questions

What does ctrna mean?
Abbreviation of circulating tumor RNA: RNA from tumours circulating in the body outside of tumours.

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