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blas⋅te⋅ma

  [bla-stee-muh]
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–noun, plural -mas, -ma⋅ta  [-muh-tuh] . Embryology.
an aggregation of cells in an early embryo, capable of differentiation into specialized tissue and organs.
Origin:
1840–50; < NL < Gk blástēma (blastē- verbid s. of blasteîn to sprout + -ma n. suffix denoting result of action)

Related forms:
blas⋅te⋅mal, blas⋅te⋅mat⋅ic  [blas-tuh-mat-ik] , blas⋅te⋅mic  [bla-stee-mik, -steem-ik] , adjective
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blas·te·ma   (blā-stē'mə)   
n.   pl. blas·te·mas or blas·te·ma·ta (-mə-tə)

  1. The formative, undifferentiated material from which cells are formed.

  2. A mass of embryonic cells from which an organ or a body part develops, either in normal development or in the regeneration of a lost body part.


[Greek blastēma, offspring, sprout, from blastos, bud.]
blas·te'mal, blas'te·mat'ic (blās'tə-māt'ĭk), blas·te'mic (blā-stē'mĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: blas·te·ma
Pronunciation: bla-'stE-m&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural blas·te·mas or blas·te·ma·ta /-m&t-&/
: a mass of living substance capable of growth and differentiation —blas·te·mat·ic /"blas-t&-'mat-ik/ or blas·te·mic /bla-'stE-mik, -'stem-ik/ adjective
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blastema blas·te·ma (blā-stē'mə)
n.

  1. The formative, undifferentiated material from which cells are formed.

  2. A mass of embryonic cells from which an organ or a body part develops, either in normal development or in the regeneration of a lost body part.

blas·te'mal or blas'te·mat'ic (blās'tə-māt'ĭk) or blas·te'mic (blā-stē'mĭk) adj.

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