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embryonic stem cell

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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Nearby words

  1. embryonic,
  2. embryonic area,
  3. embryonic disk,
  4. embryonic membrane,
  5. embryonic shield,
  6. embryonization,
  7. embryonoid,
  8. embryony,
  9. embryopathy,
  10. embryoplastic
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