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胚幹細胞 (はいかんさいぼう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

胚はい幹かん細さい胞ぼう

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Meanings

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embryonic stem cell

Biological term for a pluripotent stem cell derived from the inner cell mass of a blastocyst.

胚はい幹かん細さい胞ぼうは再さい生せい医い療りょうの研けん究きゅうに

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Embryonic stem cells are used in regenerative medicine research.

Kanji

胚embryo
幹tree trunk, main part, talent
細dainty, get thin, taper
胞placenta, sac, sheath

Related words

iPS細さい胞ぼう
iPS cells are artificially reprogrammed somatic cells, while embryonic stem cells are derived from embryos.

Built from

胚はい+幹かん細さい胞ぼう

Etymology

Compound of 胚 (hai, 'embryo'), 幹 (kan, 'stem/trunk'), and 細胞 (saibō, 'cell').