English Explanatory Dictionary

cystoblast

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A germ cell found in insects, which becomes the insect equivalent of a platelet (a cystocyte) instead of turning into a reproductive cell.

Word forms

cystoblast cystoblasts

Etymology

From cysto- + -blast.

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