me·dul·lo·blast
| \ mə-ˈdəl-ə-ˌblast
, ˈmej-ə-lə-
\
, ˈmej-ə-lə-
\
Medical Definition of medulloblast
: a primitive undifferentiated nerve cell of the neural tube that is capable of developing into either a neuroblast or a spongioblast and that is found in medulloblastomas
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“Medulloblast.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/medulloblast. Accessed 17 Aug. 2022.
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