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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Examples 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
Medicine 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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