Blastoderm

Blastoderm
Blastoderm Blas"to*derm, n. [Gr. blasto`s sprout + E. derm.] (Embryology) the early stage of an embryo after the first cleavages of the ovum; also, the layer of cells of which the early embryo is composed; specifically: (a) the early embryo developing from a blastodisc, after the blastocoel has formed. (b) in an insect embryo, the layer of cells that surrounds the internal mass of the yolk. [PJC]

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  • blastoderm — noun Etymology: German, from blast + derm Date: circa 1843 a blastodisc after completion of cleavage and formation of the blastocoel …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • blastoderm — n. [Gr. blastos, bud; derma, skin] The primary epithelium formed in early embryonic development of many invertebrates; germinal membrane …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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