hepatoblast etymology

English word hepatoblast comes from English -blast (An immature cell or tissue.), English hepato- (Pertaining to the liver.)

Detailed word origin of hepatoblast

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-blast English (eng) An immature cell or tissue.
hepato- English (eng) Pertaining to the liver.
hepatoblast English (eng) (medicine, embryology) The fetal precursor of the hepatocyte.

Words with the same origin as hepatoblast

Descendants of -blast
ameloblast ameloblastin ameloblastoma cardioblast cytotrophoblast embryoblast erythroblast haematoblast haemoblast hematoblast hepatoblastic hypoblastic idioblast leucoblast leukoblast macroblast megakaryoblast megakaryoblastic megaloblast monoblast odontoblast parablast retinoblast sarcoblast trophoblastic
Descendants of hepato-
hemihepatectomy hepatalgia hepatobiliary hepatocarcinoma hepatocele hepatocholangial hepatocirrhosis hepatocystic hepatoduodenal hepatoenteric hepatofugal hepatogastric hepatogenesis hepatology hepatonephrotoxicity hepatopancreas hepatorrhagia hepatorrhea hepatosis hepatosplenic hepatosteatosis hepatotactic hepatotumorigenesis hepcidin