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Pronunciation: /ʤərm/

germ

Definition

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

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acetylation

tositumomab

parasite

ctDNA

hypervascular

multifocal breast cancer

virulence

stage III medullary thyroid cancer

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recombinant EphB4-HSA fusion protein

CMV pp65 peptide

Cardizem

BET inhibitor RO6870810

oncolytic measles virus encoding Helicobacter pylori neutrophil-activating protein

staphylococcus aureus protein A

Aroplatin

RSV fusion protein inhibitor JNJ-53718678

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indeterminate result

band

cascade screening

deoxyribonucleic acid

positive predictive value

second-degree relative

noninferiority study

poikiloderma

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