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blastic — 1. Describing the formation of a conidium by the blowing out process of a fertile hypha before being limited by a septum. 2. Colloquial term for osteoblastic. [G. blastos, germ + ic] * * * blas·tic (blasґtik) pertaining to or characterized by… … Medical dictionary
conidiogenesis — co·nid·io·gen·e·sis (ko nid″e o jenґə sis) the development of conidia; the two principal types are blastic c. and thallic c … Medical dictionary
enteroblastic conidiogenesis — blastic c. in which only the inner part of the cell wall is used to form the conidium … Medical dictionary
holoblastic conidiogenesis — blastic c. in which all of the cell wall is used to form the conidium … Medical dictionary
Conidium — Conidia on conidiophores … Wikipedia
annellide — A conidiogenous cell that produces conidia in succession, each leaving a ringlike collar on the cell wall when released. [Fr. annelide, fr. L. anellus, a ring] * * * an·nel·lide (anґə līd) a type of conidiogenous cell formed in blastic… … Medical dictionary
holoblastic — Denoting the involvement of the entire (isolecithal or moderately telolecithal) ovum in cleavage. [holo + G. blastos, germ] * * * ho·lo·blas·tic .hō lə blas tik, .häl ə adj characterized by cleavage planes that divide the whole egg into distinct… … Medical dictionary
phialide — In fungi, a conidiogenous cell in which the meristematic end remains unchanged as successive conidia are extruded out to form chains. [G. phiale, a broad, flat vessel] * * * phi·a·lide (fiґə līd) [Gr. phialis, dim. of phialē a… … Medical dictionary
enteroblastic — en·tero·blas·tic (en″tər o blasґtik) pertaining to blastic conidiogenesis in which only the inner part of the cell wall is used to form the conidium … Medical dictionary
