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inductor
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inductor /in·duc·tor/ (-ter) a tissue elaborating a chemical substance that acts to determine growth and differentiation of embryonic parts.
in·duc·tor (n-dktr)
n.
1. Something that inducts, especially a device that functions by or introduces inductance into a circuit.
2. See evocator.
3. See organizer.

inductor
[induk′tər]
Etymology: L, inducere, to lead in
(in embryology) a tissue or cell that emits a chemical substance that stimulates some morphogenetic effect in the developing embryo. See also evocator, organizer.

inductor [in-duk´tor]
a tissue elaborating a chemical substance that acts to determine the growth and differentiation of embryonic parts.

inductor
a tissue elaborating a chemical substance that acts to determine the growth and differentiation of embryonic parts.


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