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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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immune system tolerance

partial-breast irradiation

BMS-599626

OX-40

GnRHa

mutation

histrelin acetate

Waldenström macroglobulinemia

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metoclopramide hydrochloride

H1299 tumor cell lysate vaccine

etavopivat

PI3Kbeta inhibitor AZD8186

allogeneic interleukin-17-producing CD8-positive T cells

yttrium Y 90 anti-CEA monoclonal antibody cT84.66

tepotinib hydrochloride

Temferon

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HLOD score

nonpenetrance

pathogenic variant

translation

screening

late or variable onset

LOD score

susceptibility gene mutation

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