epiboly
[ ih-pib-uh-lee ]
/ ɪˈpɪb ə li /
noun, plural e·pib·o·lies. Embryology.
the movement and spreading out of cells into sheets of tissue that overlie or surround other groups of cells, especially as in the formation of certain gastrulas.
Origin of epiboly
1870–75; < Greek
epibolḗ a throwing on, equivalent to
epi-
epi- +
bol- (variant stem of
bállein to throw) +
-ē noun suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM epiboly
ep·i·bol·ic [ep-uh-bol-ik] /ˌɛp əˈbɒl ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby epiboly
epibiosis,
epibiotic,
epiblast,
epiblem,
epiblepharon,
epiboly,
epibulbar,
epic,
epic fail,
epic hero,
epic machinery
Example sentences from the Web for epibolic
In Clepsine there is an epibolic gastrula, and mesoblastic bands like those in Euaxes are also formed.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4) |Francis Maitland BalfourThe epibolic gastrula of the Scorpion, of Isopods, and of other Arthropoda, seems also to be a derived gastrula.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4) |Francis Maitland BalfourIn ova with a partial segmentation there is usually some modification of the epibolic gastrula.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4) |Francis Maitland BalfourThe segmentation ends with the formation of an epibolic gastrula.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4) |Francis Maitland Balfour
British Dictionary definitions for epibolic
epiboly
/ (ɪˈpɪbəlɪ) /
noun plural -lies
embryol
a process that occurs during gastrulation in vertebrates, in which cells on one side of the blastula grow over and surround the remaining cells and yolk and eventually form the ectoderm
Derived forms of epiboly
epibolic (ˌɛpɪˈbɒlɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for epiboly
C19: from Greek
epibolē a laying on, from
epiballein to throw on, from
epi- +
ballein to throw
Medical definitions for epibolic
epiboly
[ ĭ-pĭb′ə-lē ]
n.
The growth of a rapidly dividing group of cells around a more slowly dividing group of cells, as in the formation of a gastrula.