blastema

See also: blastemą

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βλάστημα (blástēma, sprout).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -iːmə

Noun

blastema (plural blastemas or blastemata)

  1. (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.

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Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βλάστημα (blástēma). First attested in 1824.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /blasˈtɛ.ma/
  • Rhymes: -ɛma
  • Syllabification: blas‧te‧ma

Noun

blastema f

  1. (physiology) blastema

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References

  1. ^ Roczniki Towarzystwa Warszawskiego Przyjaciół Nauk[1], number 17, 1824, page 426
  2. ^ blastema in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

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