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endoblast

American  
[en-duh-blast] / ˈɛn dəˌblæst /

noun

Embryology.

  1. endoderm.

  2. hypoblast.

endoblast British  
/ ˈɛndəʊˌblæst /

noun

  1. embryol a less common name for endoderm

  2. another name for hypoblast

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  • endoblastic adjective

Etymology

Origin of endoblast

First recorded in 1890–95; endo- + -blast

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The former is often also called the ectoblast, or epiblast, and the latter the endoblast, or hypoblast.

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