meroblastic

[ mer-uh-blas-tik ]

/ ˌmɛr əˈblæs tɪk /

adjective Embryology.

(of certain eggs) undergoing partial cleavage, resulting in unequal blastomeres.

Compare holoblastic.

Origin of meroblastic

First recorded in 1865–70; mero- + -blast + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM meroblastic

mer·o·blas·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby meroblastic

Mermaid Tavern, mermaid weed, merman, Merneptah, mero-, meroblastic, merocele, merocrine, merocrine gland, merodiastolic, Meroë

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Example sentences from the Web for meroblastic

In most existing Teleostei, the ovum has become again reduced in size, but the meroblastic segmentation has been preserved.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
This material forms a disc equivalent to the germinal disc of meroblastic vertebrate ova.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
Oviparous, with a large-yolked and meroblastic ovum, enclosed within a follicle of two rows of cells.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard
In these instances there is no commencement of an ingrowth in the manner supposed for meroblastic ova.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour

The segmentation, as in the Sturgeon, is complete, but approaches closely the meroblastic type.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour

British Dictionary definitions for meroblastic

meroblastic

/ (ˌmɛrəʊˈblæstɪk) /

adjective

embryol of or showing cleavage of only the non-yolky part of the zygote, as in birds' eggsCompare holoblastic

Derived forms of meroblastic

meroblastically, adverb

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Medical definitions for meroblastic

meroblastic

[ mĕr′ə-blăs′tĭk ]

adj.

Undergoing partial cleavage. Used of a fertilized egg.

单词	meroblastic
释义	meroblastic [ mer-uh-blas-tik ] / ˌmɛr əˈblæs tɪk / adjective Embryology. (of certain eggs) undergoing partial cleavage, resulting in unequal blastomeres. Compare holoblastic. Origin of meroblastic First recorded in 1865–70; mero- + -blast + -ic OTHER WORDS FROM meroblastic mer·o·blas·ti·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby meroblastic Mermaid Tavern, mermaid weed, merman, Merneptah, mero-, meroblastic, merocele, merocrine, merocrine gland, merodiastolic, Meroë Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for meroblastic In most existing Teleostei, the ovum has become again reduced in size, but the meroblastic segmentation has been preserved. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)\|Francis Maitland Balfour This material forms a disc equivalent to the germinal disc of meroblastic vertebrate ova. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)\|Francis Maitland Balfour Oviparous, with a large-yolked and meroblastic ovum, enclosed within a follicle of two rows of cells. The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia\|Frank Evers Beddard In these instances there is no commencement of an ingrowth in the manner supposed for meroblastic ova. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1\|Francis Maitland Balfour The segmentation, as in the Sturgeon, is complete, but approaches closely the meroblastic type. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)\|Francis Maitland Balfour British Dictionary definitions for meroblastic meroblastic / (ˌmɛrəʊˈblæstɪk) / adjective embryol of or showing cleavage of only the non-yolky part of the zygote, as in birds' eggsCompare holoblastic Derived forms of meroblastic meroblastically, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for meroblastic meroblastic [ mĕr′ə-blăs′tĭk ] adj. Undergoing partial cleavage. Used of a fertilized egg. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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