Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to or being a cell that is capable of differentiating into cells of any type of tissue except placental tissue.
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- adjective Able to
develop into more than one maturecell or tissuetype , but not all.
Etymologies
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[Latin plūs, plūr-, more, many; see pelə- in Indo-European roots + potent.]
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From pluri- + potent.
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reesetee commented on the word pluripotent
Potential ability of a stem cell to develop into a number of different cell types.
June 8, 2007
trivet commented on the word pluripotent
lovely!
June 8, 2007
abrimmer commented on the word pluripotent
Many potential. used in cellular biology to decribe stem cells, especially the induced pluripotent stem cells. These are cells that have the potnetial to differentiate into many different cell types.
April 13, 2009