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Definition of "blastema" [blas•te•ma]

  • The formative, undifferentiated material from which cells are formed. (noun)
  • A mass of embryonic cells from which an organ or a body part develops, either in normal development or in the regeneration of a lost body part. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "blastema" in a sentence
  • "Instead, a bump of cells called a blastema forms at the injured area."
  • "« Israel Used Phosphorus to Torch Hamas Hideouts: Human Rights Watch (Updated) regrow soldiers 'limbs is complete; scientists managed to turn human skin into the equivalent of a blastema - a mass of undifferentiated cells that can develop into new body parts."
  • "Poss believes that when a portion of the heart tissue is removed from zebrafish, a blastema forms at the site of injury."