multipotency

multipotency

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *mel-der.
Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós?
Proto-Italic *moltos
Latin multus
Latin multīder.
Middle English multi-
English multi-
English potency
English multipotency

    From multi- + potency.

    Noun

    multipotency (countable and uncountable, plural multipotencies)

    1. (cytology, developmental biology) The ability of a progenitor cell to develop into a limited number of cell types.
      Synonyms: multipotential, multipotentiality
      Coordinate terms: pluripotency, pluripotentiality; totipotency, oligopotency, unipotency

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