medulloblast

medulloblast

 [mĕ-dul´o-blast]

an undifferentiated cell of the neural tube that may develop into either a neuroblast or a spongioblast.

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medulloblast

(mĕ-dŭl′ō-blăst) [″ + Gr. blastos, germ]

An immature cell of the neural tube that may develop into either a nerve or neuroglial cell.

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