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Pronunciation: /ʤərm/

germ

Definition

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

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Ro 31-7453

anaplastic lymphoma kinase positive

central nervous system

health care provider

cancer antigen 125

conventional medicine

CFC syndrome

thymidylate synthase

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recombinant 70-kD heat-shock protein

FGFR4 antagonist INCB062079

Ovrette

yttrium Y 90 DOTA-biotin

Skinostelon

Cefamandole

lead Pb 212 TCMC-trastuzumab

Promacta

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predisposing mutation

heritability

variable expressivity

chromosomal instability

genotyping

late or variable onset

founder variant

missense variant

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