A procedure where blood-forming (hemapoietic) stem cells stem cells: Cells in the body that develop into other cells. There are two main sources of stem cells. Embryonic stem cells come from human embryos and are used in medical research. Adult stem cells in the body repair and maintain the organ or tissue in which they are found. Blood-forming (hemapoietic) stem… are taken from a healthy donor. They enter the patient's bloodstream through an intravenous (IV) needle and make their way into the bone marrow bone marrow: The soft, spongy tissue inside most bones. Blood cells are formed in the bone marrow. . The donor cells are called a graft. There are three sources of stem cells - bone marrow, cord blood, and circulating (peripheral) blood.
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