progenitor cell
biological cell that, like a stem cell, has a tendency to differentiate into a specific type of cell, but is already more specific than a stem cell and is pushed to differentiate into its "target" cell; can divide only a limited number of times
en-US/pɹoʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪtɚ ˈsɛl/
en-GB/pɹəʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪtə ˈsɛl/