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胚性幹細胞 (はいせいかんさいぼう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

胚はい性せい幹かん細さい胞ぼう

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Meanings

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noun

embryonic stem cell; ES cell

Technical term in biology and medicine. Often abbreviated as ES細胞 (ESさいぼう) in Japanese.

胚はい性せい幹かん細さい胞ぼうは、あらゆる種しゅ類るいの細さい胞ぼうに分ぶん化かできる。
Embryonic stem cells can differentiate into any type of cell.
研けん究

きゅう

者しゃ

たち

は

胚はい

性せい

幹かん

細さい

胞ぼう

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用もち

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て

新あたら

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治ち

療りょう

法ほう

を

開かい

発はつ

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Researchers are developing new treatments using embryonic stem cells.

Kanji

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

Similar words

ES細さい胞ぼう
Common abbreviation for 胚性幹細胞. Used more frequently in news and casual scientific discussion.
iPS細さい胞ぼう
Induced pluripotent stem cells; a different type of stem cell created from adult cells, often compared with embryonic stem cells.

Etymology

Compound of 胚性 (はいせい, 'embryonic') and 幹細胞 (かんさいぼう, 'stem cell'). The term is a direct translation of the English 'embryonic stem cell'.