blastema
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See also: blastemą
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βλάστημα (blástēma, “sprout”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iːmə
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
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βλάστημα (blástēma). First attested in 1824.[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
blastema f
Declension
Declension of blastema
References
Further reading
- blastema in Polish dictionaries at PWN