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Noun: spongioblast  'spún-jee-ow,blãst
  1. Any of various columnar epithelial cells in the central nervous system that develop into neuroglia
    "Spongioblasts differentiate into various types of glial cells in the developing brain"

Derived forms: spongioblasts

Type of: columnar cell, columnar epithelial cell