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spongioblast
[ spuhn-jee-oh-blast, spon- ]
/ ˈspʌn dʒi oʊˌblæst, ˈspɒn- /
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noun Embryology.
one of the primordial cells in the embryonic brain and spinal cord capable of developing into neuroglia.
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OTHER WORDS FROM spongioblast
spon·gi·o·blas·tic, adjectiveWords nearby spongioblast
sponge tree, spongeware, spongiform, spongillafly, spongin, spongioblast, spongocoel, spongy, spongy parenchyma, sponsion, sponson
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British Dictionary definitions for spongioblast
spongioblast
/ (ˈspʌndʒɪəʊˌblɑːst) /
noun
any of numerous columnar epithelial cells in the brain and spinal cord that develop into neuroglia
Derived forms of spongioblast
spongioblastic (ˌspʌndʒɪəʊˈblæstɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for spongioblast
C20: from Greek spongia sponge + -blast
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