stem cell

/stɛm sɛl/

/stɛm sɛl/

Other forms: stem cells

Definitions of stem cell

1. noun

   an undifferentiated cell whose daughter cells may differentiate into other cell types (such as blood cells)
   types:

   hematopoeitic stem cell

   blood forming stem cells in the bone marrow; T cells and B cells arise from these stem cells

   type of:

   somatic cell, vegetative cell

   any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes