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mac⋅ro⋅mere

  [mak-ruh-meer]
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–noun Embryology.
one of the large blastomeres that form toward the vegetal pole in embryos undergoing unequal cleavage.
Origin:
1875–80; macro- + -mere
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mac·ro·mere   (māk'rə-mîr')   
n.  A large blastomere.

[macro- + (blasto)mere.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry: mac·ro·mere
Pronunciation: 'mak-rO-"mi(&)r
Function: noun
: any of the large blastomeres that occur in the hemisphere of atelolecithal egg containing the vegetal pole and that are formed by unequal segmentation —compare MICROMERE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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macromere mac·ro·mere (māk'rə-mǐr')
n.
A large blastomere.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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