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mother cell  
n.  A cell that divides to produce two or more daughter cells.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: mother cell
Function: noun
: a cell that gives rise to other cells usually of a different sort mother cell>
Medical Dictionary

mother cell n.
A cell that divides to produce two or more daughter cells. Also called metrocyte.

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