blastema

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek βλάστημα (blástēma, “sprout”).

Noun

blastema (plural blastemas or blastemata)

1. (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

• blastemal
• blastematic
• blastemic

Translations

a clump of undifferentiated cells or blasts from which an organ or body part will develop

• French: blastème (fr) m
• Irish: blaistéama m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: blastema m

Anagrams

• labmates, lambaste