Term: angioblast
Literally meaning: "progenitor of blast"
Origin: Anc Greek
αγγείον/angion(=ancient vase)
+(-βλάστη)/(-blast)(=(=sprout, germ) (=sprout, germ)
> βάλλω/valo(=push, throw)
Coined/History
The term was coined by Christian Wilhelm Braune (1831-1892) who studied of the embryonic origins of different types of tissues.
Definition
Angioblast is any precursor cell in embryonic tissue (mesenchymal) which is differentiated to vascular cell.
