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progenitor Definition

pro·geni·tor (prō jen′ə tər, prə-; --tôr′)

noun

  1. a forefather; ancestor in direct line
  2. a source from which something develops; originator or precursor

Etymology: ME progenitour < MFr progeniteur < pp. of progignere, to beget < pro-, forth + gignere, to beget: see pro- & genus

progenitor Synonyms

progenitor

n.

forebear, begetter, ancestor; see ancestor, parent.

progenitor Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • man: So it will have been with the early progenitors of man.
  • supernova: The progenitor of this supernova produced one of the most massive circumstellar shells ever seen.
  • family: In fact Peter Hayes was the progenitor of an important family in the United States.

Converse of object

become: The League of Gentlemen opt out of the challenge to become the progenitors of a new wave of British film horror.

Adjective modifier

  • hematopoietic: Their initial hypothesis was that mesodermal progenitors are present in the marrow, but differ from hematopoietic progenitors.
  • haematopoietic: Controversy exists as to whether myeloma and AML originate from a single haematopoietic progenitor or arise from different cell lineages.
  • early: These were the early industrial progenitors of the Rochdale Pioneers, a group of artisans who founded the Rochdale Equitable Pioneers Society in 1844.
  • common: Deutschlands ' b. 4 1795 page 17. ) yet all have certainly sprung from a common progenitor.
  • wild: Queen Annes Lace is the wild progenitor of the domesticated carrot.
  • king's: Held by the gift of the king's progenitors ( CChR, 14271516, p. 4 ).

Modifies a noun

  • transplantation: CONCLUSIONS: This study confirms that infectious toxicity after peripheral blood progenitor cell transplantation is usually moderate, although bacteremia remains a serious problem.
  • cell: The outcome was a line of immortal progenitor cells, capable of churning out human spinal neurons indefinitely.
  • star: Yet very little is known about supernova progenitor stars.
  • collection: Enumeration of CD3 positive cells is recommended for all DLIs, allogeneic bone marrow and peripheral blood progenitor cell collections.
  • transplant: Around 15 bone marrow and peripheral blood progenitor cell transplants are performed each year.

Noun used with modifier

  • blood: Cord blood progenitor cells These are usually cryopreserved for lengthy periods.
  • cell: We have been investigating the chemoattractants involved in releasing mast cell progenitors from the bone marrow and mediating their recruitment to tissues.
  • oligodendrocyte: Dysfunctional oligodendrocyte progenitor cells ( OPC ) populations may inhibit repopulation of OPC depleted tissue.
  • supernova: Yet very little is known about supernova progenitor stars.
  • cord: Cord blood progenitor cells These are usually cryopreserved for lengthy periods.