macromere
[ mak-ruh-meer ]
/ Ë?mæk rəˌmɪər /
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noun Embryology.
one of the large blastomeres that form toward the vegetal pole in embryos undergoing unequal cleavage.
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British Dictionary definitions for macromere
macromere
/ (Ë?mækrəʊˌmɪə) /
noun
embryol any of the large yolk-filled cells formed by unequal cleavage of a fertilized ovum
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Medical definitions for macromere
macromere
[ mÄ?k′rÉ™-mî′ ]
n.
A large blastomere.
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