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Definition organoid in American English

organoid noun

noun
1

a structure that resembles and behaves like a whole organ, grown in a laboratory from stem cells with the purpose of curing diseases

Example

Dr Lancaster's organoids ... would seem to have a bright future, helping scientists understand both how the brain works and what has gone wrong when it doesn't.

Definition organoid in American English