blasto-
a combining form meaning “bud, sprout,” “embryo,” “formative cells or cell layer,” used in the formation of compound words: blastosphere.
Also
especially before a vowel,
blast-.
See also
-blast.
Origin of blasto-
< Greek, combining form of
blastós a bud, sprout
Words nearby blasto-
blasted,
blastema,
blasting,
blasting gelatin,
blasting powder,
blasto-,
blastochyle,
blastocoel,
blastocyst,
blastocyte,
blastocytoma
British Dictionary definitions for blasto-
blasto-
combining form
(in biology) indicating an embryo or bud or the process of budding
blastoderm
Word Origin for blasto-
from Greek
blastos; see
-blast
Medical definitions for blasto-
blasto-
pref.
Bud; germ; budding; germination:blastocyst.