ep·i·blast
(ĕp′ə-blăst′)n. The outer layer of a blastula that gives rise to the ectoderm after gastrulation.
ep′i·blas′tic adj.
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epiblast
(ˈɛpɪˌblæst) n (Physiology) embryol the outermost layer of an embryo, which becomes the ectoderm at gastrulation. Also called: ectoblast
ˌepiˈblastic adj
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ep•i•blast
(ˈɛp əˌblæst)
n. the primordial outer layer of a young embryo.
[1865–70]
ep`i•blas′tic, adj.
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