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micromere

[mahy-kruh-meer]
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noun
  1. a small blastomere, as one of those that form toward the animal pole in embryos that undergo unequal cleavage or those that occur in the embryo of mammals.
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Origin of micromere

First recorded in 1875–80; micro- + -mere
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British Dictionary definitions for micromere

micromere

noun
  1. embryol any of the small cells formed by unequal cleavage of a fertilized ovum
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micromere in Medicine

micromere

(mī′krō-mîr′)
n.
  1. A very small blastomere, as at the animal pole of certain eggs.
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