'Parablast' definitions:
Definition of 'Parablast'
- Parablast \Par"a*blast\, n. [Cf. Gr. ? to grow beside. See
Para-, and -blast.] (Biol.)
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. --C.
S. Minot.
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