acroblast

noun — 2 senses

acroblast

noun

Etymology From acro- + -blast.

1

Medicine, Sciences Material derived from the Golgi apparatus from which the acrosome develops during spermatogenesis.

2

Medicine, Sciences Archaic A type of embryonic cell forming a layer external to the mesoblast.

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