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embryonic cell

DEFINITIONS OF: embryonic cell

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n a cell of an embryo

Synonyms:
formative cell
Types:
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blastocyte
an undifferentiated embryonic cell
ameloblast
a cell from which tooth enamel develops
bone-forming cell, osteoblast
a cell from which bone develops
erythroblast
a nucleated cell in bone marrow from which red blood cells develop
fibroblast
a cell from which connective tissue develops
neuroblast
a cell from which a nerve cell develops
sideroblast
an erythroblast having granules of ferritin
Type of:
cell
(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
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