epimere

/ (ˈɛpɪˌmɪə) /

noun

embryol the dorsal part of the mesoderm of a vertebrate embryo, consisting of a series of segments (somites)

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Words nearby epimere

epimedium, epimenorrhagia, epimenorrhea, epimer, epimerase, epimere, epimerism, epimerize, epimorphism, epimorphosis, epimyocardium
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Example sentences from the Web for epimere

  • The cavity of the epimere disappears, and its walls form the muscle and cutis plates of the body.

    The Origin of Vertebrates|Walter Holbrook Gaskell

Medical definitions for epimere

epimere
[ ĕp′ə-mîr′ ]

n.

The dorsal portion of the mesoderm of a chordate embryo that forms skeletal muscles.
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