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Epiblast

Ep′i-blast

,
Noun.
[Pref.
epi-
+
-blast
.]
(Biol.)
The outer layer of the blastoderm; the ectoderm. See
Blastoderm
,
Delamination
.

Definition 2024


epiblast

epiblast

English

Noun

epiblast (plural epiblasts)

  1. (biology) the outer layer of a blastula that, after gastrulation, becomes the ectoderm

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