epimere

/ (ˈɛpɪˌmɪə) /

noun

embryol the dorsal part of the mesoderm of a vertebrate embryo, consisting of a series of segments (somites)

Example sentences from the Web for epimere

  • The cavity of the epimere disappears, and its walls form the muscle and cutis plates of the body.

    The Origin of Vertebrates |Walter Holbrook Gaskell

Medical definitions for epimere

epimere
[ ĕpə-mîr′ ]

n.

The dorsal portion of the mesoderm of a chordate embryo that forms skeletal muscles.