neuroblast

[noo r-uh-blast, nyoo r-]

noun

an immature nerve cell.

Origin of neuroblast

First recorded in 1890–95; neuro- + -blast

Related formsneu·ro·blas·tic, adjective

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Examples from the Web for neuroblast

Historical Examples of neuroblast

Neuroblast: the large cell in the early embryo, from which the nervous system develops.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
John. B. Smith
Again, the process of regeneration after section of a nerve is not in favour of the neuroblast theory.
The Origin of Vertebrates
Walter Holbrook Gaskell

British Dictionary definitions for neuroblast

neuroblast

noun

an embryonic nerve cell

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neuroblast in Medicine

neuroblast

[nur′ə-blăst′]

An embryonic cell from which a nerve cell develops.