pluripotent

[ ploor-uh-poht-nt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Biology.

(of a cell) capable of developing into any type of cell or tissue except those that form a placenta or embryo:
pluripotent stem cells.

pluripotent

/ ˌplʊrɪˈpəʊtənt /

First recorded in 1915–20; from Latin plūr- (stem of plūs “plus”) + English potent ¹

Thus, no immediate therapies should be expected from human pluripotent stem cells, either embryo-derived or iPSC.

Pluripotent embryonic stem cells develop to eventually create an entire human being.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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