stem cell
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See also: stemcell
English
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Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]stem cell (plural stem cells)
- (medicine, cytology) A primal undifferentiated cell from which a variety of other cells can develop through the process of cellular differentiation.
- 2002, Haifan Lin, “The stem-cell niche theory: Lessons from flies,”, in Nature Reviews: Genetics, volume 3, page 931:
- Stem cells are characterized by their ability to self-renew and to produce numerous differentiated cell types, and are directly responsible for generating and maintaining tissues and organs.
Translations
[edit]primal undifferentiated cell
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