blastema
See also: blastemą
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek βλάστημα (blástēma, “sprout”).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -iːmə
Noun edit
blastema (plural blastemas or blastemata)
- (physiology) A clump of undifferentiated cells or blasts, from which an organ or body part will develop, either during the normal growth of an embryo or in the regeneration of a lost body part.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
a clump of undifferentiated cells or blasts from which an organ or body part will develop
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Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek βλάστημα (blástēma). First attested in 1824.[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
blastema f
Declension edit
Declension of blastema
References edit
Further reading edit
- blastema in Polish dictionaries at PWN