Pronunciation: | | 'blastu`meer
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| Definition: | | [n] any cell resulting from cleavage of a fertilized egg |
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| See Also: | | cell |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Blas"to*mere\, n. [Gr. blasto`s sprout + -mere.]
(Biol.)
One of the segments first formed by the division of the ovum.
--Balfour.
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Biology Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | One of the cells of the early embryo, formed during the first few divisions of the newly-fertilized zygote. |
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