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spongioblast

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spon⋅gi⋅o⋅blast

  [spuhn-jee-oh-blast, spon-]
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–noun Embryology.
one of the primordial cells in the embryonic brain and spinal cord capable of developing into neuroglia.
Origin:
1900–05; spongio- (comb. form of Gk spongi sponge ) + -blast

Related forms:
spon⋅gi⋅o⋅blas⋅tic, adjective
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spon·gi·o·blast   (spŭn'jē-ə-blāst')   
n.  Any of the embryonic epithelial cells that give rise to the neuroglia.

[Latin spongia, sponge; see sponge + -blast.]
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Main Entry: spon·gi·o·blast
Pronunciation: 'sp&n-jE-O-"blast, 'spän-
Function: noun
: any of the ectodermal cells of theembryonic spinal cord or other nerve center that are at first columnar but become branched at one end and that give rise to the neuroglial cells
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spongioblast spon·gi·o·blast (spŭn'jē-ə-blāst')
n.
An embryonic epithelial cell that gives rise to the neuroglia.

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