MEANING
A small, lab-grown three-dimensional cell structure that models some features of an organ.
Use it for
A small cell-grown model that imitates part of an organ.Use for biomedical research models or engineered tissue, without implying a complete working organ.
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The lab grew an organoid to test how low gravity altered neural tissue.
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