noun
neuroblast
A medical/biological term for an embryonic cell that develops into a neuron. Used in scientific contexts.
神経芽細胞は、発生過程で神経細胞に分化する。
Neuroblasts differentiate into neurons during development.
神経細胞 is a mature neuron, while 神経芽細胞 is an immature precursor cell.
From 神経 (nerve) + 芽 (bud, sprout) + 細胞 (cell), referring to an embryonic nerve cell.