neuroblast

American

[noor-uh-blast, nyoor-] / ˈnʊər əˌblæst, ˈnyʊər- /

noun

an immature nerve cell.

neuroblast British

/ ˈnjʊərəʊˌblæst /

noun

an embryonic nerve cell

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

neuroblastic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of neuroblast

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

Example Sentences

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Neuroblastoma is a cancer that starts in a type of nerve cell called a neuroblast.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2024

Lee, T., Winter, C., Marticke, S. S., Lee, A. & Luo, L. Essential roles of Drosophila RhoA in the regulation of neuroblast proliferation and dendritic but not axonal morphogenesis.

From Nature • Oct. 31, 2017

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