ＥＳ細胞いーえすさいぼう

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abbreviation

Abbreviation of 胚性幹細胞 (はいせいかんさいぼう). Used in biology and medical contexts.

胚はい性せい幹かん細さい胞ぼう
Full term for embryonic stem cell; ＥＳ細胞 is the common abbreviation.
ｉＰＳ細胞あいぴーえすさいぼう
Induced pluripotent stem cell; a different type of stem cell often compared with ES cells.

Abbreviation of 胚性幹細胞 (はいせいかんさいぼう), itself a calque of English 'embryonic stem cell'. The 'ES' is directly from the English initialism.