hematopoeitic stem cell

Definitions of hematopoeitic stem cell
  1. noun
    blood forming stem cells in the bone marrow; T cells and B cells arise from these stem cells
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    stem cell
    an undifferentiated cell whose daughter cells may differentiate into other cell types (such as blood cells)
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