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blas·te·ma \blaˈstēmə\ noun (plural blastemas \-məz\ ; or blastemata \-məd.ə\) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek blastēma offspring, offshoot, from blast- + -ēma -eme : a mass of living substance capable of growth and differentiation: a. : the protoplasmic portion of a fertilized egg b. : a mass of undifferentiated embryonic cells from which an organ or definitive structure will develop : anlage c. : undifferentiated tissue that is capable in an emergency (as loss of a body part) of renewed growth and differentiation sometimes (as in salamanders) to the extent of restoring a missing part • blas·te·mal \(ˈ)bla|stēməl\ or blas·te·mat·ic \| ̷ ̷stə̇|mad.ik, -stē-\ or blas·tem·ic \(ˈ) ̷ ̷|stēmik, -ste-\ adjective |