blastema

blastema definition - medical

blas·te·ma (blă-stēˈmə)

noun
  1. The formative, undifferentiated material from which cells are formed.
  2. A mass of embryonic cells from which an organ or a body part develops, either in normal development or in the regeneration of a lost body part.

Related Forms:

  • blas·teˈmal, blasˌte·matˈic (blăsˌtə-mătˈĭk), blas·teˈmic (blă-stēˈmĭk) adjective

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