| LMS | lateral medullary syndrome; left main stem [coronary artery]; leiomyosarcoma; Licentiate in Medicine... |
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| NBS | N-bromosuccinimide; National Bureau of Standards; neuroblastoma supressor; nevoid basal cell carcino... |
| PBSC | peripheral blood stem cell |
| PHSC | pleuripotent hemopoietic stem cell |
| PMSC | pediatric medical special care; pluripotent myeloid stem cell |
| stem-clasping | <botany> Embracing the stem with its base; amplexicaul; as a leaf or petiole. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| quiescent stem cell | A stem cell that is not at that time undergoing repeated cell cycles but that might be stimulated so to do later. For example: the satellite cells in the skeletal muscles of mammals that are quiescent myoblasts that will proliferate after wounding and give rise to more muscle cells by fusion. (18 Nov 1997) |
| infundibular stem | The neural component of the pituitary stalk that contains nerve tracts passing from the hypothalamus to the pars nervosa. Synonym: infundibular stalk. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tumour stem cell assay | <investigation> A cytologic technique for measuring the functional capacity of tumour stem cells by assaying their activity. It is used primarily for the in vitro testing of antineoplastic agent. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tumour stem cells | <cell biology> Colony-forming cells which give rise to neoplasms. (12 Dec 1998) |