epiblast

[ ep-uh-blast ]

/ ˈɛp əˌblæst /

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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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Origin of epiblast

First recorded in 1865–70; epi- + -blast

OTHER WORDS FROM epiblast

ep·i·blas·tic, adjective

Words nearby epiblast

epi-, epiandrosterone, epibenthos, epibiosis, epibiotic, epiblast, epiblem, epiblepharon, epiboly, epibulbar, epic

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How to use epiblast in a sentence

The cells of the epiblast, up to the thirteenth hour, have chiefly undergone change in becoming smaller.
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The epiblast spreads rapidly over the white yolk, and the area pellucida also increases in size.
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There is considerable variation in size in the cells in different parts of the epiblast.
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At the sides of the head the cells are larger than anywhere else in the epiblast, being here about 1/1000th inch in diameter.
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The mesoblast cells are in contact with both hypoblast and epiblast, and appear to be fused with the latter.
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British Dictionary definitions for epiblast

epiblast

/ (ˈɛpɪˌblæst) /

noun

embryol the outermost layer of an embryo, which becomes the ectoderm at gastrulationAlso called: ectoblast

Derived forms of epiblast

epiblastic, adjective

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Medical definitions for epiblast

epiblast

[ ĕp′ə-blăst′ ]

The outer layer of a blastula that gives rise to the ectoderm after gastrulation.

Other words from epiblast

ep′i•blas′tic adj.