blastoderm

blas·to·derm

 (blăs′tə-dûrm′)

n.

1. The layer of cells that develops on the surface of the yolk in an avian or reptilian egg and gives rise to the germinal disk from which the embryo develops.

2. The layer of cells formed by the cleavage of a fertilized mammalian egg. It later divides into the three germ layers from which the embryo develops.

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blas′to·der·mat′ic (-dər-măt′ĭk), blas′to·der′mic adj.

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blastoderm

(ˈblæstəʊˌdɜːm)

n

1. (Biology) the layer of cells that surrounds the blastocoel of a blastula

2. (Biology) a flat disc of cells formed after cleavage in a heavily yolked egg, such as a bird's egg

Also called: blastodisc

ˌblastoˈdermic adj

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blas•to•derm

(ˈblæs təˌdɜrm)

n.

1. the primitive layer of cells that results from the segmentation of the ovum.

2. the layer of cells forming the wall of the blastula and in most vertebrates enclosing a cavity or a yolk mass.

[1855–60]

blas`to•der′mic, adj.

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Noun

1.

blastoderm - a layer of cells on the inside of the blastula blastodisc, germinal area, germinal disc layer - thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells

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