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blastema
[ bla-stee-muh ]
/ blæˈsti mə /
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noun, plural blas·te·mas, blas·te·ma·ta [bla-stee-muh-tuh]. /blæˈsti mə tə/. Embryology.
an aggregation of cells in an early embryo, capable of differentiation into specialized tissue and organs.
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Origin of blastema
1840–50; <New Latin <Greek blástēma (blastē- verbid stem of blasteîn to sprout + -ma noun suffix denoting result of action)
OTHER WORDS FROM blastema
blas·te·mal, blas·te·mat·ic [blas-tuh-mat-ik], /ˌblæs təˈmæt ɪk/, blas·te·mic [bla-stee-mik, -steem-ik], /blæˈsti mɪk, -ˈstim ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby blastema
blasphemous, blasphemy, blast, blast cell, blasted, blastema, blast furnace, blast-furnace cement, -blastic, blasting, blasting gelatin
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British Dictionary definitions for blastema
blastema
/ (blæˈstiːmə) /
noun plural -mas or -mata (-mətə)
a mass of undifferentiated animal cells that will develop into an organ or tissue: present at the site of regeneration of a lost part
Derived forms of blastema
blastemic (blæˈstiːmɪk, -ˈstɛm-), adjectiveWord Origin for blastema
C19: from New Latin, from Greek: offspring, from blastos bud
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Medical definitions for blastema
blastema
[ blă-stē′mə ]
n.
The formative, undifferentiated material from which cells are formed.
A mass of embryonic cells from which an organ or a body part develops, either in normal development or in the regeneration of a lost body part.
Other words from blastema
blas•te′mal null null adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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