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epimere

noun
  1. embryol the dorsal part of the mesoderm of a vertebrate embryo, consisting of a series of segments (somites)
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Historical Examples

  • 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

epimere in Medicine

epimere

(ĕp′ə-mîr′)
n.
  1. The dorsal portion of the mesoderm of a chordate embryo that forms skeletal muscles.
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