HyperDic: stem_cell

English > 1 sense of the expression stem cell:
NOUNbodystem cellan undifferentiated cell whose daughter cells may differentiate into other cell types (such as blood cells)
English > stem cell: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningAn undifferentiated cell whose daughter cells may differentiate into other cell types (such as blood cells).
Narrowerhematopoeitic stem cellblood forming stem cells in the bone marrow
Broadersomatic cell, vegetative cellAny of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells
Spanishcélula madre
Catalancèl·lula mare

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