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an⋅gi⋅o⋅blast

  [an-jee-uh-blast]
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–noun Embryology.
one of several mesenchymal cells capable of developing into the endothelium of the blood vessels.
Origin:
angio- + -blast

Related forms:
an⋅gi⋅o⋅blas⋅tic, adjective
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Main Entry: an·gio·blast
Pronunciation: 'an-jE-&-"blast
Function: noun
1 : one of the extraembryonic mesenchyme cells thatdifferentiate into the endothelium of the embryonic blood vessels
2 : the mesenchymal tissue that gives rise to embryonic blood cells and blood vessels —an·gio·blas·tic /"an-jE-&-'blas-tik/ adjective
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angioblast an·gi·o·blast (ān'jē-ə-blāst')
n.

  1. A cell taking part in blood vessel formation.

  2. The primordial mesenchymal tissue from which embryonic blood cells and vascular endothelium are differentiated. Also called vasoformative cell.

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