embryonic disk
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embryonic disk
n.1. A platelike mass of cells in the blastocyst from which a mammalian embryo develops. Also called embryonic shield.
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em′bryon′ic disk′
n. 1. in the early embryo of mammals, the flattened inner cell mass that arises at the end of the blastocyst stage and from which the embryo begins to differentiate.
2. the blastodisk of yolky eggs.
[1935–40]
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Gastrulation is the process whereby the bilaminar
embryonic disk is converted into a trilaminar disk, which occurs in the third gestational week.
These cells give rise to the
embryonic disk of the later embryo and, ultimately, the fetus.
They result from incomplete division of the
embryonic disk. (1) The incidence is estimated at about 1 in 250 000 live births, with a strong female predominance.
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