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micromere

American

[mahy-kruh-meer] / ˈmaɪ krəˌmɪər /

noun

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.

micromere British

/ ˈmaɪkrəʊˌmɪə /

noun

embryol any of the small cells formed by unequal cleavage of a fertilized ovum

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Etymology

Origin of micromere

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

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