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neuropoiesis

neuropoiesis noun: the process by which neural stem cells differentiate to form mature neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes in the adult mammal.

Noun

neuropoiesis (uncountable)

  1. The process by which neural stem cells differentiate to form mature neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes in the adult mammal

Origin of neuropoiesis

From neuro- + -poiesis.

Questions about neuropoiesis

What does neuropoiesis mean?
Neuropoiesis means the process by which neural stem cells differentiate to form mature neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes in the adult mammal.
What part of speech is neuropoiesis?
Neuropoiesis is a noun.

Words near neuropoiesis in the dictionary

  1. neuropodia
  2. neuropodial
  3. neuropodium
  4. neuropodous
  5. neuropods
  6. neuropoiesis
  7. neuropoietic
  8. neuropoietin
  9. neuropolitical
  10. neuropolitics
  11. neuropophysis

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