blastoderm
[ blas-tuh-durm ]
/ ˈblæs təˌdɜrm /
noun Embryology.
the primitive layer of cells that results from the segmentation of the ovum.
the layer of cells forming the wall of the blastula, and in most vertebrates enclosing a cavity or a yolk mass.
OTHER WORDS FROM blastoderm
blas·to·der·mic, blas·to·der·mat·ic, adjectiveWords nearby blastoderm
blastochyle,
blastocoel,
blastocyst,
blastocyte,
blastocytoma,
blastoderm,
blastodermic vesicle,
blastodisc,
blastodisk,
blastoff,
blastogenesis
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British Dictionary definitions for blastoderm
blastoderm
/ (ˈblæstəʊˌdɜːm) /
noun embryol
the layer of cells that surrounds the blastocoel of a blastula
a flat disc of cells formed after cleavage in a heavily yolked egg, such as a bird's egg
Also called:
blastodisc
Derived forms of blastoderm
blastodermic, adjectiveMedical definitions for blastoderm
blastoderm
[ blăs′tə-dûrm′ ]
n.
The layer of cells formed by the cleavage of a fertilized mammalian egg, which later divides into the three germ layers from which the embryo develops.
germinal membrane germ membrane