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Pronunciation: /somatic* sɛl/

somatic cell

Definition

Any of the body cells except the reproductive (germ) cells.

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guaiac smear test

cerebrovascular accident

endothelin-1 protein receptor antagonist

stage IV childhood non-Hodgkin lymphoma

lemon

interleukin-6

Swyer syndrome

Hypericum perforatum

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nicotine lozenge

curcumin/demethoxycurcumin/bisdemethoxycurcumin-containing supplement

Affinitac

piperine extract (standardized)

short chain fatty acid HQK-1004

Sarclisa

Acyclovir Sodium

lacutamab

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acrochordon

biallelic

trisomy

poikiloderma

disease-causing mutation

nonpenetrance

locus heterogeneity

heritability

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