— blastemal, blastematic /blas'teuh mat"ik/ , blastemic /bla stee"mik, -steem"ik/ , adj.
/bla stee"meuh/ , n. , pl. blastemas, blastemata /-meuh teuh/ . Embryol.
an aggregation of cells in an early embryo, capable of differentiation into specialized tissue and organs.
[ 1840-50; blástema ( blaste- verbid s. of blasteîn to sprout + -ma n. suffix denoting result of action) ]