Glossary: umbilical cord blood

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umbilical cord blood (um-BIH-lih-kul KORD blud)
Blood from the umbilical cord of a newborn baby. This blood contains high concentrations of stem cells (cells from which all blood cells develop).
Source: The National Cancer Institute's Dictionary of Cancer Terms
(http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary)