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embryoblast

embryoblast noun: a mass of cells at the embryonic pole of the blastocyst, that develops to form the embryo.

Noun

embryoblast (plural embryoblasts)

  1. A mass of cells at the embryonic pole of the blastocyst, that develops to form the embryo

Forms of embryoblast

pluralembryoblasts

Origin of embryoblast

From embryo- + -blast.

Questions about embryoblast

What does embryoblast mean?
Embryoblast means a mass of cells at the embryonic pole of the blastocyst, that develops to form the embryo.
What part of speech is embryoblast?
Embryoblast is a noun.
What is the plural of embryoblast?
The plural of embryoblast is embryoblasts.

Words near embryoblast in the dictionary

  1. embryo sac
  2. embryo sacs
  3. embryo transfer
  4. embryo transfers
  5. embryo-
  6. embryoblast
  7. embryoblasts
  8. embryocarcinoma
  9. embryocarcinomas
  10. embryocardia
  11. embryocardias

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