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blastoderm Definition

blasto·derm (--dʉrm′)

noun

the part of a fertilized ovum that gives rise to the germinal disk from which the embryo develops

Etymology: blasto- + -derm

blastoderm Related Forms
blas′to·der′·mic adjective
blastoderm Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • stage: The Insect Embryo Outline of insect oogenesis and embryonic development - nuclear division in a syncitium and then cellularisation at blastoderm stage.