colony-forming unit

noun

Definitions

  1. A progenitor cell participating in hematopoiesis that gives rise to a particular lineage…

    A progenitor cell participating in hematopoiesis that gives rise to a particular lineage or type of blood cells.

  2. A unit which estimates the number of viable microbial cells (bacteria, fungi, viruses…

    A unit which estimates the number of viable microbial cells (bacteria, fungi, viruses etc.) in a sample.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for colony-forming unit. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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