EPIBOLY

Etymology

Noun

epiboly (usually uncountable, plural epibolies)

(embryology) The expansion of one cell sheet over other cells, as takes place during gastrulation or secondary intention wound healing.

Source: Wiktionary


E*pib"o*ly, n. Etym: [Cf. Gr. (Biol.)

Definition: Epibolic invagination. See under Invagination.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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