blastoderm

noun blas·to·derm \-ˌdərm\

Definition of BLASTODERM

: a blastodisc after completion of cleavage and formation of the blastocoel

German, from blast- + -derm

First Known Use: 1837

Medical Dictionary

noun blas·to·derm \-ˌdərm\

: a blastodisc after completion of cleavage and formation of the blastocoel—called also discoblastula

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