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Pronunciation: /ʤərm/

germ

Definition

A bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause infection and disease.

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bortezomib

epothilone

cyclooxygenase-2

precursor T-lymphoblastic lymphoma

peak exposure

Actemra

lab-on-a-chip

adult-type fibrosarcoma

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FAK inhibitor PF-00562271

Synthroid

dexrazoxane hydrochloride

NLRP3 agonist BMS-986299

darbepoetin alfa

pan-RAF inhibitor QLH11906

p97 Inhibitor CB-5339

allogeneic Epstein-Barr virus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes

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unclassified variant

onychodystrophy

poikiloderma

genetic marker

germline DNA

chromosomal instability

ER-negative PR-negative HER2/neu-negative breast cancer

pathogenic variant

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