cellmedicine
nounUK /ˈsɛlˌmɛdɪsɪn/
US /ˈsɛlˌmɛdəsɪn/
A special kind of medicine that uses tiny building blocks called cells to help people get better.
The doctor explained that cellmedicine could help repair the damaged tissue.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The branch of medical science that studies how cells can be used to treat disease.
She studied cellmedicine at university to learn how cells fight illness.
3. A remedy or drug that acts directly on the cells of the body.
This new cellmedicine targets only the sick cells and leaves healthy ones alone.
4. The use of living cells as a product to heal or replace damaged body parts.
Researchers grew skin using cellmedicine to help burn patients.