colony-stimulating factor
noun
col·o·ny-stim·u·lat·ing factor
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Definition of colony-stimulating factor
: any of several glycoproteins that promote the differentiation of stem cells especially into blood granulocytes and macrophages and that stimulate their proliferation into colonies in culture
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colony-stimulating factor
noun
col·o·ny-stim·u·lat·ing factor
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Medical Definition of colony-stimulating factor
: any of several glycoproteins that promote the differentiation of stem cells especially into blood granulocytes and macrophages and that stimulate their proliferation into colonies in culture — see granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, interleukin-3, macrophage colony-stimulating factor