Organoid
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| Organoid | |
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| Term | Organoid |
| Short definition | Organism - (pronounced) (OR-guh-NIH-to) A living being such as an animal, plant, bacterium or fungus |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Organoid - (pronounced) (OR-guh-noyd) A tiny, three-dimensional mass of tissue made by growing stem cells (cells that develop into other cell types) in the laboratory. Organoids resembling human tissues and organs or a specific type of tumor can be grown. Organoids are used in the laboratory to study how normal tissue or cancer forms and to test new drugs and other types of treatments before they are given to people
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