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cord blood
Definitions related to umbilical cord blood:
  • (cord blood) Blood contained in the umbilical vessels at the time of delivery of fetus; this is NOT to be used for any (human or nonhuman) fetal tissue or cells; for fetal tissues use EMBRYO/FETUS CELL/TISSUE or HUMAN FETUS TISSUE.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Blood from the umbilical cord of a newborn baby. This blood contains high concentrations of stem cells (cells from which all blood cells develop).
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Blood present in the umbilical vessels at the time of delivery. If cryopreserved at birth, cord blood can serve as a source of hematopoietic progenitor cells for transplantation to a patient later diagnosed and treated for a hematopoietic disorder.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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