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blasto-

 
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a combining form meaning “bud, sprout,” “embryo,” “formative cells or cell layer,” used in the formation of compound words: blastosphere.
Also, -blast.

Origin:
< Gk, comb. form of blastós a bud, sprout
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blasto- or blast-  
pref.  Bud; germ; budding; germination: blastocyst.

[From Greek blastos, bud.]
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blasto- or blast-
pref.
Bud; germ; budding; germination: blastocyst.

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