blastomere
[ blas-tuh-meer ]
/ ˈblæs təˌmɪər /
noun Embryology.
any cell produced during cleavage.
OTHER WORDS FROM blastomere
blas·to·mer·ic [blas-tuh-mer-ik, -meer-] /ˌblæs təˈmɛr ɪk, -ˈmɪər-/, adjectiveWords nearby blastomere
blastodisc,
blastodisk,
blastoff,
blastogenesis,
blastoma,
blastomere,
blastomycete,
blastomycosis,
blastopor,
blastopore,
blastosphere
Example sentences from the Web for blastomere
A half-embryo or a whole dwarf may arise according to the artificial position of the blastomere.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation |Austin O'Malley
British Dictionary definitions for blastomere
blastomere
/ (ˈblæstəʊˌmɪə) /
noun
embryol
any of the cells formed by cleavage of a fertilized egg
Derived forms of blastomere
blastomeric (ˌblæstəʊˈmɛrɪk), adjectiveMedical definitions for blastomere
blastomere
[ blăs′tə-mîr′ ]
n.
Any of the cells resulting from the cleavage of a fertilized ovum during early embryonic development.
Other words from blastomere
blas′to•mer′ic (-mîr′ĭk, -mĕr′-) adj.Scientific definitions for blastomere
blastomere
[ blăs′tə-mîr′ ]
Any of the cells resulting from the cleavage of a fertilized ovum. In the initial stage of development, the blastomeres adhere to each other in a mass called a morula.