lecithoblast

[ lĕs′ə-thō-blăst′ ]

n.

One of the cells proliferating to form the yolk-sac entoderm.

Nearby words

lechwe, lecithal, lecithin, lecithin-sphingomyelin ratio, lecithinase, lecithoblast, lecky, leclair, leclanché cell, leconte de lisle, lect.

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