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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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polycystic ovary syndrome

acetyl-L-carnitine hydrochloride

breast

Swyer syndrome

MMMT

bile

stage II adult soft tissue sarcoma of the retroperitoneum

intrapelvic

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deuterated enzalutamide

Citicoline

Ficus septica leaf-based supplement FADA

acoramidis

anti-CD19-CAR-CD3zeta-4-1BB-expressing natural killer cells

4-thio-2-deoxycytidine

pan-DDR DNA decoy-cholesterol conjugate VIO-01

anti-CD38-CAR-TCRz/4-1BB-expressing T lymphocytes

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pedigree

synchronous cancer

inherited cancer syndrome

cutaneous lichen amyloidosis

clinical utility

HLOD score

hypomelanosis

sister chromatid exchange

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