spon·gi·o·blast (sp n j - -bl st )n. Any of the embryonic epithelial cells that give rise to the neuroglia. [Latin spongia, sponge; see sponge + -blast.] |
spongioblast [ˈspʌndʒɪəʊˌblɑːst]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) any of numerous columnar epithelial cells in the brain and spinal cord that develop into neuroglia
[from Greek spongia sponge + -blast]
spongioblastic [ˌspʌndʒɪəʊˈblæstɪk] adj
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| Noun | 1. | spongioblast - any of various columnar epithelial cells in the central nervous system that develop into neuroglia columnar cell, columnar epithelial cell - an epithelial cell that is shaped like a column; some have cilia |
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