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blastema

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -iːmə

1

noun

Meaning 1

A clump of undifferentiated cells or blasts, from which an organ or body part will develop, either during the normal growth of an embryo or in the regeneration of a lost body part.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

a mass of undifferentiated cells from which an organ or body part develops

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: cell

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βλάστημα (blástēma, “sprout”).

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: blasteema — a clump of undifferentiated cells or blasts from which an organ or body part will develop
  • Finnish: solurypäs — a clump of undifferentiated cells or blasts from which an organ or body part will develop
  • French: blastème — a clump of undifferentiated cells or blasts from which an organ or body part will develop
  • German: Blastem — a clump of undifferentiated cells or blasts from which an organ or body part will develop
  • Irish: blaistéama — a clump of undifferentiated cells or blasts from which an organ or body part will develop
  • Italian: blastema — a clump of undifferentiated cells or blasts from which an organ or body part will develop
  • Persian: تندینه (tandine) — a clump of undifferentiated cells or blasts from which an organ or body part will develop
  • Polish: blastema — a clump of undifferentiated cells or blasts from which an organ or body part will develop
  • Portuguese: blastema — a clump of undifferentiated cells or blasts from which an organ or body part will develop
  • Russian: бласте́ма (blastéma) — a clump of undifferentiated cells or blasts from which an organ or body part will develop
  • Spanish: blastema — a clump of undifferentiated cells or blasts from which an organ or body part will develop