pluripotent

pluripotent definition - medical

plu·rip·o·tent (plo͝o-rĭpˈə-tənt) or plu·ri·po·ten·tial (plo͝orˌĭ-pə-tĕnˈshəl)

adjective
  1. Capable of affecting more than one organ or tissue.
  2. Not fixed as to potential development. Used of an embryonic cell.

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