Cytoblastemous

/ˌsaɪtəblæsˈtiːməs/ adjective

Definition

Another variant adjective form relating to cytoblastema or the theory of cell formation from unorganized material.

Etymology

From 'cytoblastema' + '-ous' suffix. Yet another variant form reflecting the fluid terminology of early histology.

Kelly Says

It's wild that scientific terminology was so inconsistent in the 1800s that the same concept might appear as 'cytoblastemal,' 'cytoblastematic,' 'cytoblastematous,' 'cytoblastemic,' and 'cytoblastemous' in different papers—modern scientists would never tolerate that chaos!

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