dorsal lip

noun Embryology.

the dorsal marginal region of the blastopore, which acts as a center of differentiation: as cells move through this region to the interior of the embryo during gastrulation, they acquire the ability to induce the overlying ectoderm to develop into a variety of tissues.

Origin of dorsal lip

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby dorsal lip

dorsal flexure, dorsal horn, dorsal interosseous muscle of foot, dorsal interosseous muscle of hand, dorsal lateral cutaneous nerve, dorsal lip, dorsal medial cutaneous nerve, dorsal metacarpal vein, dorsal metatarsal vein, dorsal nerve of clitoris, dorsal nerve of penis