Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parablast

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: para-blast
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A portion of the mesoblast (of peripheral origin) of the developing embryo, whose cells are involved in the formation of the first blood and blood vessels.

Example Sentences

"The study of the relations of the' wall in the chick induced him to think that the elements of the white yolk he came parablast cells; moreover, the study of the hen's ovary led him to the conclusion that the white yolk was developed from the granulosa cells, and that these cells arise from leucocytes."

Etymology

From para- + -blast.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: para
Suffix: blast

Inflected Forms

parablasts (plural)

Derived Forms

parablastic

Questions

What does parablast mean?: A portion of the mesoblast (of peripheral origin) of the developing embryo, whose cells are involved in the formation of the first blood and blood vessels.
Where does parablast come from?: From para- + -blast.

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