sympathoblast

sympathoblast definition - medical

sym·pa·tho·blast (sĭmˈpə-thō-blăstˌ)

noun
A primitive cell derived from neuroglia of the neural crest that develops into a cell of the adrenal medulla. Also called sympathetoblast, sympathicoblast.

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