embryonic stem cell

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Cells obtained from an embryo in the blastula phase, when they are still only a few days old. Because they have only begun to differentiate, these cells have the capability of developing into any cell in the human body, a fact which makes them potentially important in medicine. (See stem cell.)

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Words nearby embryonic stem cell

embryonic, embryonic area, embryonic disk, embryonic membrane, embryonic shield, embryonic stem cell, embryonization, embryonoid, embryony, embryopathy, embryoplastic

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