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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Relating to a stem cell that is capable of differentiating into a limited number of specialized cell types.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having manifold power, or power to do many things.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Having manifold power, or power to do many things.

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  • adjective Having the power to do many different things
  • adjective biology Describing a cell that can give rise to a limited number of several different types of cell

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective able to many things

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Examples

  • This cell population, termed multipotent progenitor cells, or MPP, appears to be activated in the context of allergies or infection with parasitic worms and may be one of the earliest cellular events in the developing immune response.

    The Pill turns fifty: are we having fun yet? 2010

  • This cell population, termed multipotent progenitor cells, or MPP, appears to be activated in the context of allergies or infection with parasitic worms and may be one of the earliest cellular events in the developing immune response.

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Ani 2010

  • This cell population, termed multipotent progenitor cells, or MPP, appears to be activated in the context of allergies or infection with parasitic worms and may be one of the earliest cellular events in the developing immune response.

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010

  • Our group originally demonstrated the capacity of MSC, also known as multipotent stromal cells, to home to tumors and participate in tumor stroma formation, suggesting MSC as a potential source of stroma

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles 2009

  • While such cells aren't pluripotent, they are "multipotent", which means they can normally differentiate into various other cell types.

    Science and Reason 2009

  • The mesenchymal stem cells used by the scientists are multipotent, meaning that they can, for example, develop into heart muscle, bone or cartilaginous tissue.

    innovations-report 2009

  • Adult stem cells are multipotent, meaning for example, that a bone stem cell could be grown in the lab to make more bone skin cells, or a blood stem cell could be grown in the lab to make blood stem cells, so they are limited in their flexibility compared with embryonic stem cells.

    Silicon Moon 2008

  • Adult stem cells are multipotent, meaning for example, that a bone stem cell could be grown in the lab to make more bone skin cells, or a blood stem cell could be grown in the lab to make blood stem cells, so they are limited in their flexibility compared with embryonic stem cells.

    Silicon Moon 2008

  • The scientists, led by Bruno Péault, PhD, deputy director of the Stem Cell Research Center at Children's Hospital, identified cells known as pericytes that are multipotent, meaning they have broad developmental potential.

    Health News from Medical News Today 2008

  • Adult stem cells are multipotent, meaning for example, that a bone stem cell could be grown in the lab to make more bone skin cells, or a blood stem cell could be grown in the lab to make blood stem cells, so they are limited in their flexibility compared with embryonic stem cells.

    Silicon Moon 2008

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