scleroblastem

noun

scle·​ro·​blas·​tem

variants or scleroblastema

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plural scleroblastems or scleroblastemas or scleroblastemata

: the mesodermal tissue forming bone

scleroblastemic

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adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin scleroblastema, from scler- + blastema

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