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noun
Any cell that results from division of a fertilized egg.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
any cell resulting from cleavage of a fertilized egg
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: cell
History
Etymology tree English blasto- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer-der. Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)der. English -mere English blastomere From blasto- + -mere.
Across languages
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