Definition of Spongioblast

1. Noun. Any of various columnar epithelial cells in the central nervous system that develop into neuroglia.


Medical Definition of Spongioblast

1. Cell found in developing nervous system: gives rise to astrocytes and oligodendrocytes. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spongioblast

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spongiform
spongiform encephalopathy
spongilla
spongillafly
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sponging-house
sponging-houses
spongins
spongio-
spongioblast (current term)
spongioblastoma
spongiocyte
spongiocytes
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spongiose
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spongiositis

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