BLASTODERM


Meaning of BLASTODERM in English

— blastodermic, blastodermatic , adj.

/blas"teuh derrm'/ , n. Embryol.

1. the primitive layer of cells that results from the segmentation of the ovum.

2. the layer of cells forming the wall of the blastula, and in most vertebrates enclosing a cavity or a yolk mass.

[ 1855-60; BLASTO- + -DERM ]

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