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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βλάστημα (blástēma, “sprout”).
Pronunciation
Noun
blastema (plural blastemas or blastemata)
- (physiology) A clump of undifferentiated cells or blasts, from which an organ or body part will develop, either during the normal growth of an embryo or in the regeneration of a lost body part.
Derived terms
Translations
a clump of undifferentiated cells or blasts from which an organ or body part will develop
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek βλάστημα (blástēma). First attested in 1824.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blasˈtɛ.ma/
- Rhymes: -ɛma
- Syllabification: blas‧te‧ma
Noun
blastema f
- (physiology) blastema
Declension
References
- ^ Roczniki Towarzystwa Warszawskiego Przyjaciół Nauk, number 17, 1824, page 426
- ^ blastema in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
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