blastomere

[ blas-tuh-meer ]

/ ˈblæs təˌmɪər /

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noun Embryology.

any cell produced during cleavage.

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Origin of blastomere

First recorded in 1875–80; blasto- + -mere

OTHER WORDS FROM blastomere

blas·to·mer·ic

[blas-tuh-mer-ik, -meer-], /ˌblæs təˈmɛr ɪk, -ˈmɪər-/, adjective

Words nearby blastomere

blastodisc, blastodisk, blastoff, blastogenesis, blastoma, blastomere, blastomycete, blastomycosis, blastopor, blastopore, blastosphere

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How to use blastomere in a sentence

If left on its natural course, a blastomere eventually develops into another embryo.
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A half-embryo or a whole dwarf may arise according to the artificial position of the blastomere.
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British Dictionary definitions for blastomere

blastomere

/ (ˈblæstəʊˌmɪə) /

noun

embryol any of the cells formed by cleavage of a fertilized egg

Derived forms of blastomere

blastomeric (ˌblæstəʊˈmɛrɪk), adjective

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Scientific definitions for blastomere

blastomere

[ blăs′tə-mîr′ ]

Any of the cells resulting from the cleavage of a fertilized ovum. In the initial stage of development, the blastomeres adhere to each other in a mass called a morula.