Definition of Parablast

1. n. A portion of the mesoblast (of peripheral origin) of the developing embryo, the cells of which are especially concerned in forming the first blood and blood vessels.

Definition of Parablast

1. Noun. (biology) 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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Parablast

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Medical Definition of Parablast

1. A portion of the mesoblast (of peripheral origin) of the developing embryo, the cells of which are especially concerned in forming the first blood and blood vessels. Origin: Cf. Gr. To grow beside. See Para-, and -blast. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Parablast

parabanic acid
parabariomicrolite
parabasal body
parabasal filament
parabases
parabasis
parabema
paraben
parabens
parabenzoquinone
parabioses
parabiosis
parabiotic
parabiotic flap
parabiotically
parablast (current term)
parablastic
parablasts
parable
parabled
parablelike
parablepsia
parablepsis
parablepsy
parables
parabling
parabola
parabolae
parabolas
parabole

Literary usage of Parablast

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Quain's Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain, Edward Albert Sharpey-Schäfer, George Dancer Thane (1890)
"... were collectively named by His parablast, and the tissues (blood and blood-vessels, and all the connective tissues) supposed to be formed from them were ..."

2. Human embryology by Charles Sedgwick Minot (1897)
"came parablast cells; moreover, the study of the hen's ovary led him to the ... Professor His' views as to the origin of the parablast must be given up, ..."

3. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science edited by Biologists Limited, The Company of. (1877)
"He describes the "parablast" (which he distinguishes from the ... Klein draws a sharp distinction between the "parablast " or ..."

4. Joint Documents ... for the Year by Michigan Legislature (1891)
"There is no part of the subject of fish-development about which there is more controversy than about the origin of this layer of parablast. ..."

5. Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1876)
"Dr Klein admits, however, that this granular matter (which he calls parablast) graduates in the typical food-yolk, though he explains this by supposing that ..."

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