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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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stage II distal bile duct cancer

systemic scleroderma

Gazyva

nadofaragene firadenovec

esophagogastroduodenoscopy

pineal region tumor

intraductal breast carcinoma

benign tumor

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thyroxine

Simulect

bevacizumab

Pedi-Vit-A

Dostinex

autologous cervical cancer-specific engineered immune effector cells

IDH1R132H mutation-targeting IDH1 peptide vaccine

Lymphazurin

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missense variant

pathogenic variant

unclassified variant

X-linked dominant inheritance

late or variable onset

CHIP

nucleotide

frameshift mutation

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