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Pronunciation: /melanocyte*/

melanocyte

Definition

A cell in the skin and eyes that produces and contains the pigment called melanin.

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iodine

nicotine nasal spray

hormone therapy

garden heliotrope

breast duct ectasia

risk-reducing mastectomy

baclofen

broccoli sprout extract

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Coumadin

pegylated SN-38 conjugate PLX038

anti-EGFR/CD3 bispecific antibody SMET12

vemurafenib

BCL6 degrader BMS-986458

CD3/CD28 costimulated autologous T cells

HER2/neu peptide vaccine GLSI-100

botanical extract DCB-BO1301

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risk assessment

trisomy

genotyping

PPV

genetic heterogeneity

founder mutation

segregation analysis

pedigree

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