epiblast

[ ep-uh-blast ]
/ ˈɛp əˌblæst /

noun Embryology.

the primordial outer layer of a young embryo before the segregation of the germ layers, capable of becoming the ectoderm and containing cells capable of becoming the mesoderm and endoderm.

Origin of epiblast

First recorded in 1865–70; epi- + -blast

OTHER WORDS FROM epiblast

ep·i·blas·tic, adjective

Words nearby epiblast

epi-, epiandrosterone, epibenthos, epibiosis, epibiotic, epiblast, epiblem, epiblepharon, epiboly, epibulbar, epic

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British Dictionary definitions for epiblast

epiblast
/ (ˈɛpɪˌblæst) /

noun

embryol the outermost layer of an embryo, which becomes the ectoderm at gastrulation Also called: ectoblast

Derived forms of epiblast

epiblastic, adjective

Medical definitions for epiblast

epiblast
[ ĕp′ə-blăst′ ]

n.

The outer layer of a blastula that gives rise to the ectoderm after gastrulation.

Other words from epiblast

ep′i•blas′tic adj.