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Define the word stem in stem cell?

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16y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

Stem cells are cells that have the potential to develop into a variety of different cells e.g skin cells, nerve cells, blood cells etc. The word stem in "stell cell" is best pictured as the stem of a plant, where a variety of branches are able to develop from it.

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