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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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theobromine

bone mineral density

ADE regimen

carvedilol phosphate

median overall survival

physical dependence

complete hysterectomy

stage II nonmelanoma skin cancer on the head and neck (not on the eyelid)

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interleukin-15/interleukin-15 receptor alpha complex-Fc fusion protein XmAb24306

anti-CLL1/anti-CD33 CAR-T cells LCAR-AMDR

allogeneic CD4+ memory Th1-like T cells/microparticle-bound anti-CD3/anti-CD28

collagenase

autologous anti-BCMA-CAR-expressing CD4+/CD8+ T lymphocytes FCARH143

c-Met inhibitor GST-HG161

broad-spectrum human papillomavirus vaccine V505

corticorelin acetate

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founder mutation

whole genome sequencing

PCR

germline variant

SNP

splice-site variant

pseudogene

inherited predisposition

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