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[syn: blastoderm, germinal disc, blastodisc, germinal area]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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] Blastodermatic
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
blastoderm
n 1: a layer of cells on the inside of the blastula [syn:
blastoderm, germinal disc, blastodisc, germinal
area]