Cytoblastemic

/ˌsaɪtəblæˈstɛmɪk/ adjective

Definition

Of or relating to cytoblastema or the formation of cells from formless material.

Etymology

From 'cytoblastema' + '-ic' (adjective suffix meaning 'relating to'). A variant form of the same etymological family, used interchangeably with similar terms.

Kelly Says

The proliferation of adjective suffixes (-al, -ous, -ic, -atic) for this single discredited concept demonstrates that 19th-century scientists were still arguing about what to call something they didn't fully understand!

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