melanoblast etymology

English word melanoblast comes from English -blast (An immature cell or tissue.), English melano- (Melanin.)

Detailed word origin of melanoblast

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-blast English (eng) An immature cell or tissue.
melano- English (eng) Melanin.
melanoblast English (eng) The precursor cell of a melanocyte.

Words with the same origin as melanoblast

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 melano-
eumelanosome melanocratic melanocyte melanoderma melanofilament melanogen melanoid melanolysosome melanoma melanomacrophage melanophage melanophore melanoprotein melanopsin melanosarcoma melanosis melanosomal melanosome melanotubule melanous melanuria pheomelanosome