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epiblast
[ ep-uh-blast ]
/ ĖÉp ÉĖblƦst /
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noun Embryology.
the primordial outer layer of a young embryo before the segregation of the germ layers, capable of becoming the ectoderm and containing cells capable of becoming the mesoderm and endoderm.
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epĀ·iĀ·blasĀ·tic, adjectiveWords nearby epiblast
epi-, epiandrosterone, epibenthos, epibiosis, epibiotic, epiblast, epiblem, epiblepharon, epiboly, epibulbar, epic
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British Dictionary definitions for epiblast
epiblast
/ (ĖÉpÉŖĖblƦst) /
noun
embryol the outermost layer of an embryo, which becomes the ectoderm at gastrulationAlso called: ectoblast
Derived forms of epiblast
epiblastic, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Medical definitions for epiblast
epiblast
[ Äpā²É-blÄstā² ]
n.
The outer layer of a blastula that gives rise to the ectoderm after gastrulation.
Other words from epiblast
epā²iā¢blasā²tic adj.The American HeritageĀ® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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