macromere

[ mak-ruh-meer ]
/ ˈmæk rəˌmɪər /

noun Embryology.

one of the large blastomeres that form toward the vegetal pole in embryos undergoing unequal cleavage.

Origin of macromere

First recorded in 1875–80; macro- + -mere

Words nearby macromere

macrolide, macrolinguistics, macrolith, macromastia, macromelia, macromere, macrometeorology, macromineral, macromolecule, macromonocyte, macromutant

British Dictionary definitions for macromere

macromere
/ (ˈmækrəʊˌmɪə) /

noun

embryol any of the large yolk-filled cells formed by unequal cleavage of a fertilized ovum

Medical definitions for macromere

macromere
[ măk′rə-mî′ ]

n.

A large blastomere.