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hematopoietic cell

hematopoietic cell noun: any of the cells within bone marrow whose function is to differentiate (transform) into mature blood cells.

Noun

hematopoietic cell (plural hematopoietic cells)

  1. Any of the cells within bone marrow whose function is to differentiate (transform) into mature blood cells.
    • Near-synonyms: haematoblast, hemoblast (often synonymous in the past, but outdated)
    1. (often, specifically) A hematopoietic stem cell.

Synonyms of hematopoietic cell

Forms of hematopoietic cell

pluralhematopoietic cells

Questions about hematopoietic cell

What does hematopoietic cell mean?
Hematopoietic cell means any of the cells within bone marrow whose function is to differentiate (transform) into mature blood cells.
What part of speech is hematopoietic cell?
Hematopoietic cell is a noun.
What is the plural of hematopoietic cell?
The plural of hematopoietic cell is hematopoietic cells.

Words near hematopoietic cell in the dictionary

  1. hematopoeitic
  2. hematopoetic
  3. hematopoieses
  4. hematopoiesis
  5. hematopoietic
  6. hematopoietic cell
  7. hematopoietic cells
  8. hematopoietically
  9. hematopoietin
  10. hematopoietins
  11. hematoporphyria

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