blastomere

[ blas-tuh-meer ]

/ ˈblæs təˌmɪər /

noun Embryology.

any cell produced during cleavage.

Nearby words

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

Origin of blastomere

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

Related forms

blas·to·mer·ic

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

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Examples from the Web for blastomere

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

blastomeric (ˌblæstəʊˈmɛrɪk), adjective

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Medicine definitions for blastomere

blastomere

[ blăs′tə-mîr′ ]

n.

Any of the cells resulting from the cleavage of a fertilized ovum during early embryonic development.

Related forms

blas′to•mer′ic (-mîr′ĭk, -mĕr′-) adj.

Science 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.