-blast

noun combining form \ˌblast\

Definition of -BLAST

: formative unit especially of living matter : germ : cell : cell layer <epiblast>

New Latin -blastus, from Greek blastos bud, shoot, from blastanein to bud, sprout

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noun combining form \ˌblast\

: formative unit especially of living matter : germ : cell layer <epiblast>

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