myoblast

[ mahy-uh-blast ]
/ ˈmaɪ əˌblæst /

noun Embryology.

any of the cells derived from the mesoderm in the vertebrate embryo that develop into muscle tissue.

Origin of myoblast

First recorded in 1880–85; myo- + -blast

Medical definitions for myoblast

myoblast
[ mīə-blăst′ ]

n.

A primitive muscle cell having the potential to develop into a muscle fiber. sarcoblast