| CHONDROBLASTS | • chondroblasts n. Plural of chondroblast. • CHONDROBLAST n. a cell that forms cartilage. |
| ERYTHROBLASTS | • erythroblasts n. Plural of erythroblast. • ERYTHROBLAST n. a cell in bone marrow that develops into an erythrocyte. |
| GLIOBLASTOMAS | • glioblastomas n. Plural of glioblastoma. • GLIOBLASTOMA n. a malignant tumour of the central nervous system. |
| HAEMATOBLASTS | • haematoblasts n. Plural of haematoblast. • HAEMATOBLAST n. a blood platelet, also HEMATOBLAST. |
| HEMATOBLASTIC | • hematoblastic adj. Alternative form of haematoblastic. • HEMATOBLASTIC adj. of or like hematoblast, a blood platelet, also HAEMATOBLASTIC. |
| HETEROBLASTIC | • heteroblastic adj. (Biology) Developing from more than a single type of tissue. • heteroblastic adj. (Botany) Growing several forms or type of leaves along a shoot depending on age or shoot length. • HETEROBLASTIC adj. derived from different kinds of cells; showing indirect development. |
| LYMPHOBLASTIC | • lymphoblastic adj. (US, cytology, immunology) Of or pertaining to a lymphoblast. • LYMPHOBLASTIC adj. of or like a lymphoblast. |
| MEGALOBLASTIC | • megaloblastic adj. Pertaining to, or produced by a megaloblast. • MEGALOBLASTIC adj. relating to megaloblast. |
| NEUROBLASTOMA | • neuroblastoma n. (Oncology) A form of cancer that affects the ganglia in various parts of the body. • NEUROBLASTOMA n. a tumour of the nervous system. |
| ODONTOBLASTIC | • odontoblastic adj. Relating to odontoblasts. • ODONTOBLASTIC adj. of or like an odontoblast, a tooth cell in the surface of dental pulp that produces dentine. |
| SPERMATOBLAST | • spermatoblast n. (Dated) A spermatocyte. • SPERMATOBLAST n. a sperm-producing cell. |
| SPONGIOBLASTS | • spongioblasts n. Plural of spongioblast. • SPONGIOBLAST n. any of numerous columnar epithelial cells in the brain and spinal cord that develop into neuroglia. |
| TRIPLOBLASTIC | • triploblastic adj. Exhibiting triploblasty. • TRIPLOBLASTIC adj. having an ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm, as in most animal groups other than coelenterates. |
| TROPHOBLASTIC | • trophoblastic adj. Of, or relating to a trophoblast. • TROPHOBLASTIC adj. of or like a trophoblast. |