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cytoblastema

noun
cy·​to·​blastema

Definition of cytoblastema

: the formative material from which cells formerly were thought to arise

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Other Words from cytoblastema

cytoblastemal \ ¦⸗⸗+ \ adjective

First Known Use of cytoblastema

1840, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for cytoblastema

New Latin, from cyt- + blastema

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