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noun
The point, in the yolk of an egg, from which the embryo is formed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: embryology, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: blastoderm
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Latin cicātrīcula, diminutive of cicātrīx (“scar”).
