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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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palbociclib

u-plasminogen activator

metabolic therapy

jejunum

fludarabine phosphate

CI-994

valerian

phosphorus

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pitavastatin calcium

smokeless tobacco

852A

Cyramza

anti-GnRH vaccine PEP223

mifamurtide

sitagliptin phosphate

autologous anti-B7-H3 CAR retroviral vector-transduced T cells

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linkage analysis

de novo mutation

uninformative result

positive predictive value

allelic heterogeneity

sporadic cancer

third-degree relative

noninferiority study

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