neuroblast

[ noor-uh-blast, nyoor- ]

noun

1. an immature nerve cell.

neuroblast

/ ˈnjʊərəʊˌblæst /

noun

1. an embryonic nerve cell

Other Words From

• neuro·blastic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of neuroblast¹

First recorded in 1890–95; neuro- + -blast

Example Sentences

Neuroblastoma is a cancer that starts in a type of nerve cell called a neuroblast.

From Science Daily

Most lost are dentate gyrus neuroblasts, which are essential for creating neurons in the hippocampus, a region linked to memory and diseases like Alzheimer's.

From Science Daily

The neuroblasts did not express the gene Myc, which drives prostate tumour formation in the Hi-myc model, leading the authors to conclude that these neuroblasts were probably not derived from tumour cells.

From Nature

Lee, T., Winter, C., Marticke, S. S., Lee, A. & Luo, L. Essential roles of Drosophila RhoA in the regulation of neuroblast proliferation and dendritic but not axonal morphogenesis.

From Nature

The authors found that the tumour-associated neuroblasts had molecular hallmarks similar to those of neural progenitor cells from the subventricular zone.

From Nature