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spongioblast

American  
[spuhn-jee-oh-blast, spon-] / ˈspʌn dʒi oʊˌblæst, ˈspɒn- /

noun

Embryology.

  1. one of the primordial cells in the embryonic brain and spinal cord capable of developing into neuroglia.

spongioblast British  
/ ˌspʌndʒɪəʊˈblæstɪk, ˈspʌndʒɪəʊˌblɑːst /

noun

  1. any of numerous columnar epithelial cells in the brain and spinal cord that develop into neuroglia

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Other Word Forms

  • spongioblastic adjective

Etymology

Origin of spongioblast

1900–05; spongio- (combining form of Greek spongiā́ sponge ) + -blast

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