| pluripotent | 1. Having the capacity to affect more than one organ or tissue. 2. Not fixed as to potential development. See: pluripotent cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
|---|---|
| pluripotent cells | Primordial cell's that may still differentiate into various specialised types of tissue elements; e.g., mesenchymal cell's. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pluripotent stem cell | <haematology> Cells in a stem cell line capable of differentiating into several different final differentiated types, for example there may be a pluripotent stem cell line for erythrocytes, granulocytes and megakaryocytes. (11 Mar 1998) |