blastema
See also: blastemą
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek βλάστημα (blástēma, “sprout”).
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -iːmə
Noun
editblastema (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
editTranslations
edita clump of undifferentiated cells or blasts from which an organ or body part will develop
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editPolish
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Ancient Greek βλάστημα (blástēma). First attested in 1824.[1][2]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editblastema f
Declension
editDeclension of blastema
References
editFurther reading
edit- blastema in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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