Definition of Blastema

1. Noun. A mass of undifferentiated cells from which an organ or body part develops.

Generic synonyms: Cell
Derivative terms: Blastemal, Blastematic, Blastemic

Definition of Blastema

1. n. The structureless, protoplasmic tissue of the embryo; the primitive basis of an organ yet unformed, from which it grows.

Definition of Blastema

1. Noun. (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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Blastema

1. a region of embryonic cells [n -MAS or -MATA]

Medical Definition of Blastema

1. A group of cells in an organism that will develop into a new individual by asexual reproduction or into an organised structure during regeneration. (17 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Blastema

blast cell
blast crisis
blast from the past
blast furnace
blast furnaces
blast injuries
blast injury
blast off
blast phase
blast transformation
blast trauma
blast wave
blastable
blasted
blastedly
blastemal
blastemas
blastemata
blastematic
blastemic
blaster
blasters
blastic
blasticidin
blasticidin S-acetyltransferase
blasticidin S deaminase
blasticidins
blastide
blastides

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