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angioblast

[ an-jee-uh-blast ]
/ ˈæn dʒi əˌblæst /
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noun Embryology.

one of several mesenchymal cells capable of developing into the endothelium of the blood vessels.

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Origin of angioblast

angio- + -blast

OTHER WORDS FROM angioblast

an·gi·o·blas·tic, adjective

Words nearby angioblast

angina pectoris vasomotoria, anginiform, anginoid, anginose scarlatina, angio-, angioblast, angioblastoma, angiocardiography, angiocardiokinetic, angiocardiopathy, angiocarditis
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Medical definitions for angioblast

angioblast
[ ăn′jē-ə-blăst′ ]

n.

A cell taking part in blood vessel formation.
The primordial mesenchymal tissue from which embryonic blood cells and vascular endothelium are differentiated.vasoformative cell
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