medulloblast

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me·dul·lo·blast | \ mə-ˈdəl-ə-ˌblast

, 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 22 Jun. 2021.

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