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Parablast

Par′a-blast

,
Noun.
[Cf. Gr. [GREEK] 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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