Definition
parablasts
noun
- Plural of parablast; embryonic cells or tissues that give rise to connective tissue, bone, or cartilage in vertebrate development.
Usage: technical; biology; embryology
Examples
- During embryonic development, parablasts differentiate into various supporting tissues.
- The parablasts in the developing vertebrate skeleton eventually form bone and cartilage.
- Researchers studied how parablasts migrate and organize during early development.
- Parablasts are derived from mesoderm and contribute to the skeletal system.