blastema
Americannoun
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blastemas,
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blastemata
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noun
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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)
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In salamanders, for example, similar cells gather into a structure called a blastema, which serves as a foundation for new tissue growth.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
"Ultimately, understanding blastema formation mechanisms in regenerative animals, including jellyfish, may help us identify cellular and molecular components that improve our own regenerative abilities."
From Science Daily ● Dec. 22, 2023
Regenerating functional tissue across species, including salamanders and insects, relies on the ability to form a blastema, a clump of undifferentiated cells that can repair damage and grow into the missing appendage.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 22, 2023
Jellyfish, along with other cnidarians such as corals and sea anemones, exhibit high regeneration abilities, but how they form the critical blastema has remained a mystery until now.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 22, 2023
Until, however, the cellular nature of the body had been demonstrated, it seemed necessary in some instances to postulate a blastema or exudation to account for certain new formations.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science by Sir John Alexander Hammerton
Loss of circular fibres led to a bifurcated anterior–posterior axis with fused heads forming in single anterior blastemas.
From Nature ● Nov. 21, 2017
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