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stem::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | stalk |
| Type of | plant organ |
| Has types | rootstalk, rootstock, scape, tree trunk, slip, sporangiophore, stipe, stock, caudex, cladode, cladophyll, rhizome, corn stalk, cornstalk, culm, cutting, corm, tuber, carpophore, petiole, petiolule, phylloclad, phylloclade, trunk, filament, flower stalk, funicle, funiculus, axis, beanstalk, gynophore, halm, bole, branch, haulm, bulb, cane, leafstalk |
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Around the next corner, stem cell research may provide new ideas and approaches.
From the thenewstribune.com
Embryonic stem cells are harvested from the earliest stage of fetal development.
From the abcnews.go.com
In 2002, I was able to donate my stem cells for a 44 year old man with leukemia.
From the ocregister.com
Prior research from the group focused on delivering stem cells intrabronchially.
From the sciencedaily.com
Choose squash that are dull, not glossy, and retain a dried portion of the stem.
From the stltoday.com
Stem cells are the body's master cells, the source material for all other cells.
From the telegraph.co.uk
It's awful hard to stem the flow of runs on this pitch once the batsmen are set.
From the telegraph.co.uk
European countries should look to stem the migrant flow at its source, she said.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The stem cell patients also maintained more of their improvement over 18 months.
From the timesunion.com
- Grow out of, have roots in, originate in; "The increase in the national debt stems from the last war"
- Root: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
- Cause to point inward; "stem your skis"
- Stalk: a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
- Shank: cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
- Stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide"
- The stem is the component on a bicycle that connects the handlebars to the steerer tube of the bicycle fork. ...
- In linguistics, a stem is a part of a word. The term is used with slightly different meanings.
- Stems can refer to two things in music, relating to music notation and production.
