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Definition of Epiblast
1. n. The outer layer of the blastoderm; the ectoderm. See Blastoderm, Delamination.
Definition of Epiblast
1. Noun. (biology) the outer layer of a blastula that, after gastrulation, becomes the ectoderm ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Epiblast
1. the ectoderm [n -S] - See also: ectoderm
Medical Definition of Epiblast
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Epiblast
Literary usage of Epiblast
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on Comparative Embryology by Francis Maitland Balfour (1885)
"epiblast. While the greater part of the epiblast becomes converted into the
external epidermis, from which involutions give rise to the olfactory and ..."
2. The Science and Art of Surgery: A Treatise on Surgical Injuries, Diseases by John Eric Erichsen, Marcus Beck (1884)
"It is easily to be understood how in fthis process a portion of the epiblast may
become included and remain embedded in the tissues belonging to the deeper ..."
3. The Elements of Embryology by Michael Foster, Francis Maitland Balfour (1874)
"(1) The hypoblast and mesoblast are formed from the segmentation-spheres, so that
by the 6th to ^he 8th hour the three layers of the germ—the epiblast, ..."
4. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The epiblast consists of a layer of columnar epithelial cells, which, however,
are somewhat flattened toward the circumference of the germinal disk. ..."
5. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical: Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1897)
"The epiblast of the germinal disk is formed of the most superficial layers of
the inner cells which were exposed by the disappearance of the outer cells, ..."
6. A Manual of Human Physiology: Including Histology and Microscopical Anatomy by Leonard Landois (1885)
"The cells of the epiblast, and especially those of the hypoblast, nourish themselves
... The medullary groove upon the epiblast (also called outer, serous, ..."
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