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Pronunciation: /stɛm sɛl/

stem cell

Definition

A cell from which other types of cells develop. For example, blood cells develop from blood-forming stem cells.

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congenital hypoplastic anemia

post-marketing surveillance trial

pseudomyogenic hemangioendothelioma

BBR 3464

nail dystrophy

DRE

HRR pathway

peldesine

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liposomal curcumin

gallium Ga 68 R8760

sovipostobart

carubicin

checkpoint kinase inhibitor XL844

anti-PD-L1/anti-LAG-3 bispecific antibody ABL501

anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody mixture MM-151

NY-ESO-1b peptide vaccine

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pathognomonic

hereditary cancer syndrome

false-positive result

cascade testing

linkage disequilibrium

reduced penetrance

transcription

polymerase chain reaction

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