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Where does “-blast” come from?

-blast (English) comes from Ancient Greek βλᾰστός.

-blast (English): an immature cell or tissue

Definitions

  1. an immature cell or tissue

Ancestry of “-blast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβλᾰστός—

Words derived from “-blast”

  • fibroblast
  • trophoblast
  • osteoblast
  • lymphoblastic
  • osteoblastic
  • trophoblastic
  • megaloblastic
  • epiblast
  • fibroblastic
  • myoblast
  • syncytiotrophoblast
  • cytotrophoblast
  • hypoblast
  • sideroblastic
  • neuroblast
  • myofibroblast
  • mesoblast
  • lymphoblastoid
  • myofibroblastic
  • erythroblastosis
  • odontoblast
  • ameloblastic
  • myeloblastic
  • erythroblast
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