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EPIBLAST
Etymology
Noun
epiblast (plural epiblasts)
(biology, embryology) The outer layer of a blastula that, after gastrulation, becomes the ectoderm.
Synonyms
• (outer layer of a blastula that becomes the ectoderm): primitive ectoderm
Source: Wiktionary
Ep"i*blast, n. Etym: [Pref. epi- + -blast.] (Biol.)
Definition: The outer layer of the blastoderm; the ectoderm. See Blastoderm, Delamination.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNSEASONED
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