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ep·i·blast
 epiblast
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- pronunciation:
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blaest
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the outer layer of cells of a developing embryo that later becomes the ectoderm, but that also contains cells capable of becoming the mesoderm or endoderm.
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| definition 2: |
see "ectoderm."
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| derivation: |
epiblastic (adj.) |
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