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germ cell

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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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cigar

progesterone receptor

osteonecrosis

DCF

stage III adult soft tissue sarcoma of the trunk, arms, and legs

acetate

paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

optic nerve

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conatumumab

locally-acting temozolomide formulation SI-053

guarana supplement

brivudine phosphoramidate

Tevimbra

Etidronate-Cytarabine Conjugate MBC-11

HSP90-targeted SN-38 conjugate PEN-866

tiomolibdate diammonium

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family cancer syndrome

sebaceoma

linkage disequilibrium

genome-wide association study

TNBC

negative predictive value

novel variant

proband

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