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epibolies

epibolies is the plural of epiboly.

Meaning of epiboly

Noun

epiboly (usually uncountable, plural epibolies)

  1. (usually) The expansion of one cell sheet over other cells, as takes place during gastrulation or secondary intention wound healing.
    Synonyms:
    epibolism

Questions about epibolies

What is epibolies the plural of?
Epibolies is the plural of epiboly.

Words near epibolies in the dictionary

  1. epiblems
  2. epiblepharon
  3. epibole
  4. epiboles
  5. epibolic
  6. epibolies
  7. epibolism
  8. epiboly
  9. epiboulangerite
  10. epibranchial
  11. epibranchials

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