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.)
Words nearby embryonic stem cell
embryonic,
embryonic area,
embryonic disk,
embryonic membrane,
embryonic shield,
embryonic stem cell,
embryonization,
embryonoid,
embryony,
embryopathy,
embryoplastic
Example sentences from the Web for embryonic stem cell
The Advanced Cell study should therefore be the first -embryonic-stem-cell trial to get results.