Meroblast

[merәblæst]

Definition

(n.) An ovum, as that of a mammal, only partially composed of germinal matter, that is, consisting of both a germinal portion and an albuminous or nutritive one; -- opposed to holoblast.

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Definition

n. a meroblastic ovum.—adj. Meroblast′ic undergoing segmentation only in the germinal disc as the eggs of birds.

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