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stem cell
noun
a cell that upon division replaces its own numbers and also gives rise to cells that differentiate further into one or more specialized types, as various B cells and T cells.
stem cell
noun
histology an undifferentiated cell that gives rise to specialized cells, such as blood cells
stem cell
An unspecialized cell found in fetuses, embryos, and some adult body tissues that has the potential to develop into specialized cells or divide into other stem cells. Stem cells from fetuses or embryos can develop into any type of differentiated cells, while those found in mature tissues develop only into specific cells. Stem cells can potentially be used to replace tissue damaged or destroyed by disease or injury, but the use of embryonic stem cells for this purpose is controversial.
Also called progenitor cell
stem cell
A cell from which a variety of other cells can develop through the process of cellular differentiation. Stem cells can produce only a certain group of cells (as with skin stem cells) or any cell in the body (as with embryonic stem cells).
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of stem cell1
Example Sentences
Others may be important for keeping human stem cells "pluripotent", or able to become any one of many different types of human cell.
He then went to a hospital for the stem cells to be "harvested" in a process similar to blood donation, while he was fed snacks and watched television.
Doctors have told her she will need a stem cell transplant but no match has been found in her family or on an international database.
The treatment at King's College Hospital in London was followed by the stem cell transplant.
But the type of mutation in stem cells was subtly different in:
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