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Pronunciation: /hoʊst sɛl/

host cell

Definition

A cell that is infected by a virus or another type of microorganism.

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Kasabach-Merritt syndrome

3-D mammography

stage IV stomach cancer

stage III hypopharyngeal cancer

ibandronate

5-hydroxytryptamine 3 receptor antagonist

tissue plasminogen activator

reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome

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navoximod

allogeneic anti-CD19/CD22 CAR-BBz T cells

adenovector encoding MDA7

gallium Ga 68-labeled RM2

recombinant fowlpox-prostate specific antigen vaccine

phytochemical

MEK inhibitor SHR 7390

troxacitabine

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carrier

unaffected individual

microsatellite

insertion

GWAS

new variant

genomic imprinting

mode of inheritance

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