blastema

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Definition of blastema in English English dictionary

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

A mass of undifferentiated cells from which an organ or body part develops

{i} group of embryonic cells

The structureless, protoplasmic tissue of the embryo; the primitive basis of an organ yet unformed, from which it grows

Hyphenation

blas·te·ma

Etymology

[ bla-'stE-m& ] (noun.) circa 1823. New Latin, from Greek blastEma offshoot, from blastanein.