noun
hematopoietic cell; blood-forming cell
Technical term in biology and medicine for cells that give rise to blood cells, such as hematopoietic stem cells.
造血細胞は骨髄に多く存在する。
Hematopoietic cells are abundant in the bone marrow.
造血細胞移植は白血病の治療法の一つだ。
Hematopoietic cell transplantation is one treatment for leukemia.
造血幹細胞 specifically refers to hematopoietic stem cells, a subset of 造血細胞 with self-renewal and differentiation capabilities.
Compound of 造血 (hematopoiesis) and 細胞 (cell). The term is a direct calque from Western medical terminology.