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cicatricle definition

cica·tri·cle (sik′ə trik′əl)

noun

the protoplasmic disc in the yolk of an egg from which the embryo develops; germinal disc

Etymology: < L cicatricula, dim. of cicatrix: see cicatrix

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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