blastema

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βλάστημα (blástēma, “sprout”).

Noun

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

Translations

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

French: blastème (fr) m
Irish: blaistéama m

Portuguese: blastema m

Anagrams

labmates, lambaste

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