stem cell
noun
: an unspecialized cell that gives rise to differentiated cells
hematopoietic stem cells in bone marrow
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The trials, one of which involved 12 patients in the U.S. & Canada and the other involving seven patients in Japan, used stem cells to create the neurons.
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Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Restoring those stem cells by growing them in a lab can treat the cell deficiency that gives rise to corneal blood vessel growth, cloudiness and pain, Jurkunas said.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2025
Conventionally it was thought that hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) which produce different types of blood cells were mostly found in the bone marrow, a spongy mass found in the middle of large bones like the legs and hips.
—Victoria Forster, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
From there, these induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) can be coaxed to become whatever cell type is needed for a specific treatment.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 14 Mar. 2025
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Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Restoring those stem cells by growing them in a lab can treat the cell deficiency that gives rise to corneal blood vessel growth, cloudiness and pain, Jurkunas said.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2025
Conventionally it was thought that hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) which produce different types of blood cells were mostly found in the bone marrow, a spongy mass found in the middle of large bones like the legs and hips.
—Victoria Forster, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
From there, these induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) can be coaxed to become whatever cell type is needed for a specific treatment.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 14 Mar. 2025
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stem cell
noun
: an unspecialized cell capable of perpetuating itself through cell division and having the potential to give rise to differentiated cells with specialized functions
Embryonic stem cells are pluripotent cells derived from the inner cell mass of the blastocyst stage of the embryo.—Carrie J. Merkle, in Essentials of Pathophysiology
Carrie J. Merkle, in Essentials of Pathophysiology… picture the bone marrow as a blood cell factory that takes a single type of precursor cell, or stem cell, and modifies it in various ways to produce all the cells that circulate in the blood.—Gina Kolata, Discover
Gina Kolata, DiscoverRecent observations are providing increasing evidence for the concept that adult stem cells are part of a natural system for tissue repair.—Darwin J. Prockop, in Essentials of Stem Cell Biology
Darwin J. Prockop, in Essentials of Stem Cell BiologyLove words? Need even more definitions?
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