chromoblast

== English == === Etymology === From chromo- +‎ -blast. === Noun === chromoblast (plural chromoblasts) (cytology) A precursor cell for chromaffin cells. Synonym: pheochromoblast (cytology) A hypothesized cell, arising from the neural crest, that serves as a common progenitor cell for pigment cells, especially in some fishes and amphibians. Synonym: chromatoblast ==== Related terms ==== === References === “chromoblast”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. “chromoblast, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.