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.

Derived terms

Translations
a clump of undifferentiated cells or blasts from which an organ or body part will develop

Anagrams

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed 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

Declension
Declension of blastema
singular plural
nominative blastema blastemy
genitive blastemy blastem
dative blastemie blastemom
accusative blastemę blastemy
instrumental blastemą blastemami
locative blastemie blastemach
vocative blastemo blastemy

References
  1. Roczniki Towarzystwa Warszawskiego Przyjaciół Nauk‎, issue 17, 1824, page 426
  2. blastema in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Further reading
  • blastema in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • blastema in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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