Blastema Definition

blă-stēmə
blastemas, blastemata
noun
The undifferentiated embryonic tissue from which cells, tissues, and organs are developed.
Webster's New World
A structureless substance from which it was formerly believed that cells are formed.
American Heritage Medicine

Other Word Forms of Blastema

Noun

Singular:
blastema
Plural:
blastemas, blastemata

Origin of Blastema

  • Greek blastēma offspring, sprout from blastos bud

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek βλάστημα (blastēma, “sprout”).

    From Wiktionary

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