hypoblast

[ hahy-puh-blast ]

nounEmbryology.
  1. the endoderm.

  2. the cells entering into the inner layer of a young gastrula, capable of becoming endoderm and, to a certain extent, mesoderm.

Origin of hypoblast

1
First recorded in 1820–30; hypo- + -blast

Other words from hypoblast

  • hy·po·blas·tic, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for hypoblast

hypoblast

/ (ˈhaɪpəˌblæst) /


noun
  1. Also called: endoblast embryol the inner layer of an embryo at an early stage of development that becomes the endoderm at gastrulation

  2. a less common name for endoderm

Derived forms of hypoblast

  • hypoblastic, adjective

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