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Blastema

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Noun

1. blastema

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

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Blastema

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noun plural -mas or -mata (-mətə)
a mass of undifferentiated animal cells that will develop into an organ or tissue: present at the site of regeneration of a lost part

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Blastema

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nounWord forms: plural blasˈtemas or blasˈtemata (blæstəmətə ; blastəmətə)
the undifferentiated embryonic tissue from which cells, tissues, and organs are developed

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Blastema

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n. pl. blas·te·mas or blas·te·ma·ta (-mə-tə)
1. A mass of undifferentiated cells from which an organ or a body part develops, either in normal development or in the regeneration of a lost body part.
2. A structureless substance from which it was formerly believed that cells are formed.

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