blastema /blas·te·ma/ (blas-te´mah) a group of cells giving rise to a new individual (in asexual reproduction) or to an organ or part (in either normal development or in regeneration).blaste´mic
blastema
blas·te·ma (bl -st  m )n. 1. The formative, undifferentiated material from which cells are formed. 2. 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. blas·te mal, blas te·matic (blst-mt k), blas·temic (bl-stmk) adj. |
blastema
[blastē′mə] pl. blastemas, blastemata
Etymology: Gk, bud
1 any mass of cells capable of growth and differentiation, specifically the primordial, undifferentiated cellular material from which a particular organ or tissue develops.
2 in certain animals, a group of cells capable of regenerating a lost or damaged part or creating a complete organism in asexual reproduction.
3 the budding or sprouting area of a plant. See also primordium. blastemal, blastematic, blastemic, adj.
blastema
1. the primitive substance from which cells are formed.
2. a group of cells that will give rise to a new individual, in asexual reproduction, or to an organ or part, in either normal development or in regeneration.
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