Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A precursor of a human blood cell.
  • noun An immature, undifferentiated cell.

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  • noun A cell that produces something, such as a fibroblast or osteoblast.
  • noun An undifferentiated or immature cell.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[–blast + cell.]

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From Greek βλαστός(blastos) meaning "germ or sprout".

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