造血干细胞

造血幹細胞

zàoxuè gànxìbāo

noun

Meanings

造血干细胞主要存在于骨髓中。

Zàoxuè gànxìbāo zhǔyào cúnzài yú gǔsuǐ zhōng.

Hematopoietic stem cells are mainly found in bone marrow.

医生建议进行造血干细胞移植。

Yīshēng jiànyì jìnxíng zàoxuè gànxìbāo yízhí.

The doctor recommended a hematopoietic stem cell transplant.

usage

造血 means 'to produce blood', 干 here means 'trunk/stem' (not 'dry'), 细胞 means 'cell'. Used in both medical contexts and donor registration campaigns.

造 zào

血 xuè

干 gān

细 xì

胞 bāo