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stemcell

stemcell is the alternative spelling 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

Forms of stemcell

pluralstemcells

Words formed from stemcell

Questions about stemcell

What is stemcell the alternative spelling of?
Stemcell is the alternative spelling of stem cell.

Words near stemcell in the dictionary

  1. stemborers
  2. Stembridge
  3. Stembridges
  4. stembuck
  5. stembucks
  6. stemcell
  7. stemcellness
  8. stemcells
  9. steme
  10. stemed
  11. Stemen

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