syngeneic stem cell transplantation
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- (SIN-jeh-NAY-ik stem sel tranz-plan-TAY-shun) A procedure in which a patient receives blood-forming stem cells (cells from which all blood cells develop) donated by his or her healthy identical twin.
National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition - allogeneic stem cell transplantation, autologous stem cell transplantation, graft-versus-host disease, GVHD, placental blood transplantation, stem cell, transfusion, tumor model, umbilical cord blood, xenograft