stem cellnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈstem ˌsel/us/ˈstem ˌsel/a cell, especially one taken from a person or animal in a very early stage of development, that can develop into any other type of cell
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Cells
- -celled
- anaphase
- assort
- cell wall
- chromatid
- effector
- gamete
- hemoglobin
- histology
- metaphase
- metastasize
- mitochondrial
- mitochondrion
- monoclonal
- motor neuron
- neoplasia
- nerve cell
- neuron
- platelet
- vacuole
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