单词progenitor
n.: （人或动、植物等的）祖先；创始人；先驱
网络: 祖细胞；前辈；前身星
（人或动、植物等的）祖先，祖代:
a person or thing from the past that a person, animal or plant that is alive now is related to
创始人；先驱:
a person who starts an idea or a development
(抄本的)原书;【物理学】原(始)粒子
〔植〕先质
〔史〕先驱
〔物〕母体
正本
原粒子
原本
先祖
(人及动植物的)祖先;先驱;前辈
复数：progenitors
n.ancestorforerunnerforebearantecedentpredecessor
n.descendantcopy
The progenitor was comparatively easy to find because it was one of the brightest stars in the host galaxy.
前身恒星很容易找到，因为它是这个宿主星系中最亮的恒星之一。
Progenitor: The first Promethean of a Lineage. Frankenstein"s monster was the Progenitor of the Frankenstein Lineage.
先祖：某世系的第一个活尸。如弗兰肯斯坦的怪物即为该世系的先祖。
Quan Yin"s name is a translation of the Sanskrit name of her chief progenitor which is Avalokitesvara, also known as Avalokita.
观音名是由她主要的来源Avalokitesvara梵文名翻译过来，也以Avalokita为大家所熟悉。
The IBM Personal Computer, commonly known as the IBM PC, is the original version and progenitor of the IBM PC compatible hardware platform.
IBM个人电脑，俗称IBMPC，是IBM个人计算机通用硬件平台的最初版本。
Most type II supernova progenitors are thought to be red supergiants. However, the progenitor for Supernova 1987A was a blue supergiant.
大部分第二型超新星的前身被认为是红超巨星，然而，超新星1987A的前身却是蓝超巨星。
But by jamming these signals in mice, the team was able to protect the stem cells, called hematopoietic progenitor cells.
但是如果把这种化学信号加到老鼠身上，形成的组合却能够保护被称之为造血原细胞的干细胞。
In adults epicardium-derived progenitor cells line the heart, but have become dormant.
成熟个体中，心外膜来源的祖细胞分化形成心脏，但是一旦分化之后，这些祖细胞就进入休眠状态。
After the first physical sessions, in fact, the blood of these patients showed an increased number of endothelial progenitor cells.
事实上，经过第一阶段的身体锻炼，这些患者血中内皮祖细胞数目增多。
after the initial collapse and hydrodynamic phases , a young stellar object is still embedded deep within its progenitor.
在初始坍缩和流体力学阶段之后，一个年青星体仍然深深嵌在产生它的母体之中。
Puzzle or Hope? Are Endothelial Progenitor Cell Capture Stents the Next Potential Treatment for Restenosis?
内皮祖细胞捕获支架的困惑与希望？