surcease. 1. To prevent the occurrence or continuation of a movement, action, or operation: arrest, belay, cease, check, discontinue, halt, stall, stay, stop. Idioms: bring to a standstill, call a halt to, put a stop to.
Embryonic stem cell. Also called ES cells, embryonic stem cells are cells derived from the inner cell mass of developing blastocysts. An ES cell is self-renewing (can replicate itself), pluripotent (can form all cell types found in the body) and theoretically is immortal.tem cells that can give rise to all cell types that are found in an embryo, fetus, or developed organism, including the embryonic components of the trophoblast and placenta required to support development and birth.
Embryonic stem cells, as their name suggests, are derived from embryos. Most embryonic stem cells are derived from embryos that develop from eggs that have been fertilized in vitro âin an in vitro fertilization clinicâand then donated for research purposes with informed consent of the donors.mbryonic stem cells, as their name suggests, are derived from embryos. Most embryonic stem cells are derived from embryos that develop from eggs that have been fertilized in vitro âin an in vitro fertilization clinicâand then donated for research purposes with informed consent of the donors.