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Pronunciation: /ʤərm sɛl/

germ cell

Definition

A cell that develops into a reproductive cell, which is an egg in females and a sperm in males.

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anorexia nervosa

subtotal hysterectomy

kidney function test

circumcision

anhidrosis

progestin

acneiform rash

bone density

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pan-VEGFR/TIE2 tyrosine kinase inhibitor CEP-11981

antibody-drug conjugate SC-005

heat-treated varicella-zoster virus vaccine V212

ATM inhibitor M 3541

pertuzumab, trastuzumab, and hyaluronidase-zzxf

ethambutol

zabadinostat

RP-Mycin

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informed consent

germline

germline mosaicism

hereditary predisposition

variant

susceptibility gene mutation

cutaneous leiomyoma

NGS

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