spongioblast

spongioblast
A neuroepithelial, filiform ependymal cell extending across the entire thickness of the wall of the brain or spinal cord, i.e., from the internal to the external limiting membrane; spongioblasts become neuroglial and ependymal cells. SEE ALSO: glioblast. [spongio- + G. blastos, germ]

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spon·gi·o·blast 'spən-jē-ō-.blast, 'spän- n any of the ectodermal cells of the embryonic spinal cord or other nerve center that are at first columnar but become branched at one end and that give rise to the glial cells

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n.
a type of cell that forms in the early stages of development of the nervous system, giving rise to astrocyte and oligodendrocyte.

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spon·gio·blast (spunґje-o-blast) [spongio- + -blast] 1. any of the embryonic epithelial cells that develop near the neural tube and later become transformed, some into neuroglial and some into ependymal cells. 2. amacrine cell.

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  • spongioblast — Cell found in developing nervous system: gives rise to astrocytes and oligodendrocytes …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • spongioblast — spongioblastic, adj. /spun jee oh blast , spon /, n. Embryol. one of the primordial cells in the embryonic brain and spinal cord capable of developing into neuroglia. [1900 05; spongio (comb. form of Gk spongiá SPONGE) + BLAST] * * * …   Universalium

  • Spongioblast — Spon|gio|blạst [gr. σπογγια = Schwamm u. ↑...blast] m; en, en (meist Mehrz.): Vorstufen der Gliazellen (entstehen aus den Epithelzellen des Zentralkanals des Rückenmarks und der Hirnkammern) …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • spongioblast — n. cell that is present in the brain and spinal cord of an embryo and which has the potential of developing into the neuroglia (Embryology) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • spongioblast — spon·gi·o·blast …   English syllables

  • spongioblast — n. a type of cell that forms in the early stages of development of the nervous system, giving rise to astrocytes and oligodendrocytes …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • spongioblast — noun any of various columnar epithelial cells in the central nervous system that develop into neuroglia • Hypernyms: ↑columnar cell, ↑columnar epithelial cell * * * ˈspənjēōˌblast, ˈspän noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Спонгиобласт (Spongioblast) — разновидность клеток, которые образуются на ранних стадиях развития нервной системы; в дальнейшем из них начинают развиваться астроциты и олигодендроциты. Источник: Медицинский словарь …   Медицинские термины

  • СПОНГИОБЛАСТ — (spongioblast) разновидность клеток, которые образуются на ранних стадиях развития нервной системы; в дальнейшем из них начинают развиваться астроциты и олигодендроциты …   Толковый словарь по медицине

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