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Epiboly

E-pib′o-ly

,
Noun.
[Cf. Gr. [GREEK] a throwing upon.]
(Biol.)
Epibolic invagination. See under
Invagination
.

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epiboly

epiboly

English

Noun

epiboly (usually uncountable, plural epibolies)

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

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