blastema

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

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blas·te·ma (bl-stm)

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.

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blas·temal, blaste·matic (blst-mtk), blas·temic (bl-stmk) adj.

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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.

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blastema [blas-te´mah]

1. in species with asexual reproduction, a group of cells that give rise to a new individual.

2. in other species, a group of cells that gives rise to an organ or part in either normal development or regeneration.

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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.