Stem cell

/stˈɛm sˈɛl/

Stem cell

(biology) a basic type of cell in a multicellular organism, which develops into different kinds of cells with different functions

Examples

1. Those specialized cells came from stem cells.

2. This blastocyst contains stem cells.

3. Stem cells only make up a tiny percentage of our bodies.

4. The hydrozoan’s stem cells have a capacity for indefinite self-renewal.