| 2D | two-dimensional |
| 3D | three-dimensional |
| hESCs | human embryonic stem cells |
| hiPSCs | human induced pluripotent stem cells |
| hPSCs | human pluripotent stem cells |
| CRISPR | clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat |
| MSCs | mesenchymal stem cells |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| VSMCs | vascular smooth muscle cells |
| NSCs | neural stem cells |
| ZIKV | Zika virus |
| TLRs | Toll-like receptors |
| ASPM | abnormal spindle-like primary microcephaly |
| SVZ | sub-ventricular zone |
| IFL | inner fiber layer |
| TTX | tetrodotoxin |
| HP | Hippeastrine hydrobromide |
| AQ | Amodiaquine dihydrochloride dihydrate |
| hNPCs | human pluripotent stem cell-derived cortical neural progenitors cells |
| iHIOs | induced human intestinal organoids |
| DE | definitive endoderm |
| PCOs | prostate cancer organoids |
| CRPC | castrate-resistant prostate cancer |
| FTE | fallopian tube epithelium |
| FTO | fallopian tube organoid |
| HGSOC | High-grade serious ovarian cancer |
| FTSECs | fallopian tube secretory epithelial cells |
| ASD | autism spectrum disorder |
| CF | cystic fibrosis |
| CFTR | cystic fibrosis Transmembrane-conductor regulator |
| HO | hepatic organoids |
| ALG | Alagille syndrome |
| SCID | severe combined immunodeficiency |