micromere

[ mahy-kruh-meer ]

noun
  1. a small blastomere, as one of those that form toward the animal pole in embryos that undergo unequal cleavage or those that occur in the embryo of mammals.

Origin of micromere

1
First recorded in 1875–80; micro- + -mere

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British Dictionary definitions for micromere

micromere

/ (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌmɪə) /


noun
  1. embryol any of the small cells formed by unequal cleavage of a fertilized ovum

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