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ectomere

 [ek´to-mēr]
one of the blastomeres taking part in formation of the ectoderm.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

ec·to·mere

(ek'tō-mēr),
One of the blastomeres involved in formation of ectoderm.
[ecto- + G. meros, part]
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ectomere

(ĕk′tə-mîr′)
n.
Any of the blastomeres from which the ectoderm develops.

ec′to·mer′ic (-mîr′ĭk, -mĕr′-) adj.
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ec·to·mere

(ek'tō-mēr)
One of the blastomeres involved in formation of ectoderm.
[ecto- + G. meros, part]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

ectomere

any BLASTOMERE which gives rise to ECTODERM cells.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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