sympathoblast

sympathicoblast

 [sim-path´ĭ-ko-blast″]

an embryonic cell that develops into a sympathetic nerve cell.

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sym·pa·tho·blast

(sim'pă-thō-blast'),

A primitive cell derived from the neural crest glia; with the pheochromoblasts, sympathoblasts enter into the formation of the adrenal medulla and sympathetic ganglia.

Synonym(s): sympathetoblast, sympathicoblast

[sympatho- + G. blastos, germ]

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sym·pa·tho·blast

(sim'pă-thō-blast)

A primordial cell derived from the neural crest glia; with the pheochromoblasts, sympathoblasts enter into the formation of the medulla of the suprarenal gland and sympathetic ganglia.
Synonym(s): sympathetoblast, sympathicoblast.

[sympatho- + G. blastos, germ]

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