blas·te·ma (bl -st  m )n. pl. blas·te·mas or blas·te·ma·ta (-m -t) 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 blast ma, offspring, sprout, from blastos, bud.]blas·te mal, blas te·matic (blst-mt k), blas·temic (bl-stmk) adj. |
blastema [blæˈstiːmə]
n pl -mas, -mata [-mətə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) a mass of undifferentiated animal cells that will develop into an organ or tissue: present at the site of regeneration of a lost part
[from New Latin, from Greek: offspring, from blastos bud]
blastemic [blæˈstiːmɪk -ˈstɛm-] adj
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| Noun | 1. | blastema - a mass of undifferentiated cells from which an organ or body part develops cell - (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals |
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