entosthoblast

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔντοσθεν (éntosthen, “from within”) (possibly due to association with superlatives in -ιστος (-istos)) + -blast.

Noun

entosthoblast (plural entosthoblasts)

1. (biology) The granule within the nucleolus or entoblast of a nucleated cell.
   • 1857-1862, Louis Agassiz, Contributions to the Natural History of the United States of America

     when this [nucleolus] contains a still smaller body , this is called entosthoblast

References

• “entosthoblast”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.