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macromere

American

[mak-ruh-meer] / ˈmæk rəˌmɪər /

noun

Embryology.

one of the large blastomeres that form toward the vegetal pole in embryos undergoing unequal cleavage.

macromere British

/ ˈmækrəʊˌmɪə /

noun

embryol any of the large yolk-filled cells formed by unequal cleavage of a fertilized ovum

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Etymology

Origin of macromere

First recorded in 1875–80; macro- + -mere

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