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spongioblast
 

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Noun spongioblast has 1 sense
  1. spongioblast - any of various columnar epithelial cells in the central nervous system that develop into neuroglia
    --1 is a kind of     columnar cell, columnar epithelial cell

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Spongioblast

Description:

A spongioblast refers to a specialized cell involved in the formation and maintenance of nervous tissue in the brain or spinal cord. It plays a crucial role in the development and repair of neural structures.

Sample sentences:

  1. The spongioblasts in the brain are responsible for the production of myelin, which insulates nerve fibers.
  2. During embryonic development, spongioblasts differentiate into different types of neural cells.
  3. After the injury, damaged neurons were regenerated with the help of spongioblasts.

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