Etymology

oligopotent

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Today it means: Describing a stem cell that is able to form two or more mature cell types within a tissue. Full definition →

English potent ← Ancient Greek ὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)
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  1. Ancient Greekὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)
  2. Englisholigo-
  3. Englishpotent
  4. English todayoligopotent

From oligo- + potent.

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