entosthoblast

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The granule within the nucleolus or entoblast of a nucleated cell.

Word forms

entosthoblast entosthoblasts

Etymology

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

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