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see spongocyte.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
spongioblasts
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spongioblasts — 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
myelospongium — The fibrocellular meshwork in the spinal cord of the embryo, from which the neuroglia is developed. [myelo + G. spongos, sponge] * * * my·e·lo·spon·gi·um .mī ə lō spän jē əm, spən n, pl … Medical dictionary
spongioblastoma — 1. A glioma consisting of cells (elongated, spindle shaped, and sometimes pleomorphic, with one or two fibrillary processes) that resemble the embryonic spongioblasts, occurring normally around the neural canal of the human embryo; it grows… … Medical dictionary
Inner plexiform layer — Infobox Anatomy Name = Inner plexiform layer Latin = GraySubject = 225 GrayPage = 1016 Caption = Section of retina. (Inner plexiform layer labeled at right, fourth from the top.) Caption2 = Plan of retinal neurons. (Inner plexiform layer labeled… … Wikipedia
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 … Medical dictionary
glioblastoma — glio·blas·to·ma .glī (.)ō bla stō mə n, pl mas also ma·ta mət ə a malignant rapidly growing astrocytoma of the central nervous system and usu. of a cerebral hemisphere called also spongioblastoma * * * n. the most aggressive type of brain tumour… … Medical dictionary
polar spongioblastoma — spongioblastoma polare a rare malignant brain tumor seen from childhood to young adulthood, characterized by palisades of unipolar spongioblasts; sites may be either cerebral or cerebellar. Called also piloid astrocytoma and unipolar s … Medical dictionary
glioblastoma — noun a fast growing malignant brain tumor composed of spongioblasts; nearly always fatal • Syn: ↑spongioblastoma • Hypernyms: ↑brain tumor, ↑brain tumour … Useful english dictionary
spongioblastoma — noun a fast growing malignant brain tumor composed of spongioblasts; nearly always fatal • Syn: ↑glioblastoma • Hypernyms: ↑brain tumor, ↑brain tumour … Useful english dictionary
myelospongium — ˌmīəlōˈspänjēəm noun (plural myelospongia ēə) Etymology: New Latin, from myel + spongium : a network in the embryonic central nervous system derived from the spongioblasts and giving rise to the neuroglia … Useful english dictionary
