ectomere

[ek-tuh-meer]

ec·to·mere

[ek-tuh-meer]
noun Embryology.
any of the blastomeres that participate in the development of the ectoderm.

Origin:
1885–90; ecto- + -mere

ec·to·mer·ic [ek-tuh-mer-ik] , adjective
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ectomere (ˈɛktəʊˌmɪə)
 
n
embryol any of the blastomeres that later develop into ectoderm
 
ectomeric
 
adj

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ectomere ec·to·mere (ěk'tə-mēr')
n.
Any of the blastomeres from which the ectoderm develops.


ec'to·mer'ic (-mēr'ĭk, -měr'-) adj.

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