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entosthoblast

entosthoblast noun: the granule within the nucleolus or entoblast of a nucleated cell.

Noun

entosthoblast (plural entosthoblasts)

  1. The granule within the nucleolus or entoblast of a nucleated cell.
    • when this [nucleolus] contains a still smaller body , this is called entosthoblast1857-1862, Louis Agassiz, Contributions to the Natural History of the United States of America

Forms of entosthoblast

pluralentosthoblasts

Origin of entosthoblast

From Ancient Greek ἔντοσθεν (éntosthen, “from within”) (possibly due to association with superlatives in -ιστος (-istos)) + -blast.

Questions about entosthoblast

What does entosthoblast mean?
Entosthoblast means the granule within the nucleolus or entoblast of a nucleated cell.
What part of speech is entosthoblast?
Entosthoblast is a noun.
What is the plural of entosthoblast?
The plural of entosthoblast is entosthoblasts.

Words near entosthoblast in the dictionary

  1. entosis
  2. entospletinib
  3. entosterna
  4. entosternal
  5. entosternum
  6. entosthoblast
  7. entosthoblasts
  8. entostroma
  9. entostromatic
  10. entostyle
  11. entostyles

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