Epiboly Definition
ĭ-pĭbə-lē
noun
The growth of a group of cells around another group, resulting from the more rapid division of the former, as in forming a gastrula.
Webster's New World
(embryology) The expansion of one cell sheet over other cells, as takes place during gastrulation or secondary intention wound healing.
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Origin of Epiboly
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Greek epibolē a throwing or laying on from epiballein to throw on epi- epi- ballein to throw gwelə- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek ἐπιβολή (ἐpivolí, “addition”)
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