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germ-free animal
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germ-free animal,
a laboratory animal raised under sterile conditions, free of exposure to microorganisms. The diet is controlled, preventing exposure to microorganisms that may be in food. The germ-free animals have lymphoid tissue that is not fully developed and may have a deficiency of serum immunoglobulin.


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