See Also: nonclonogenic cell(medicine)
platy-(dictionary)
platy(1)(dictionary)
platy(2)(dictionary)
platy-(medicine)
Erythrocyte (red blood cell, red cell, red corpuscle)(health)
Red blood Cell (erythrocyte, red cell, red corpuscle)(health)
T-cell-rich, B-cell lymphoma(medicine)
I-cell(medicine)
K cell(medicine)

platy(2) (iou) and nonclonogenic cell (medicine)


platy(2) (iou)



platy noun. ['plati] E20.
[Colloq. abbreviation of mod. Latin Platypoecilus former genus name (formed as PLATY- + Greek poikilos variegated).]
Any ornamental freshwater fish of the genus Xiphophorus, native to SE Mexico, esp. X. maculatus. Also platy-fish.

nonclonogenic cell (medicine)


nonclonogenic cell


A cell that does not give rise to a colony of cell's (large numbers of cell's that are genetically identical); may undergo two or more cell divisions, but all daughter cell's are destined to die or differentiate (losing all potential to divide).