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epibo·ly (ē pibə lē)

noun

Embryology the growth of a group of cells around another group, resulting from the more rapid division of the former, as in forming a gastrula

Etymology: Gr epibolē, a throwing upon < epiballein, to throw upon < epi-, on, upon + ballein, to throw: see ball

epiboly Related Forms
ep′i·bolic (ep′i bälik) adjective

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