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stem cells

stem cells is the plural of stem cell.

Meaning of stem cell

Noun

stem cell (plural stem cells)

  1. A primal undifferentiated cell from which a variety of other cells can develop through the process of cellular differentiation.
    • 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.2002, Haifan Lin, “The stem-cell niche theory: Lessons from flies,”, in Nature Reviews: Genetics, volume 3, page 931

Questions about stem cells

What is stem cells the plural of?
Stem cells is the plural of stem cell.

Words near stem cells in the dictionary

  1. stem
  2. stem and leaf
  3. stem borer
  4. stem borers
  5. stem cell
  6. stem cells
  7. stem duchies
  8. stem duchy
  9. stem families
  10. stem family
  11. stem for stem

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