Definitions For Epiblast

Noun

EPIBLAST (plural EPIBLASTs) (biology, embryology) The outer layer of a blastula that, after gastrulation, becomes the ectoderm.

Synonyms

outer layer of a blastula that becomes the ectoderm primitive ectoderm

Related terms

epiblastic

Translations

Irish: eipeablast, m Italian: epiblasto, m Japanese: 胚盤葉上層 (haiban'yō jōsō, sc=Jpan) Portuguese: epiblasto, m Spanish: epiblasto, m Tagalog: muldaluyan

Etymology

{{confix, en, epi, blast}}.

See also

embryoblast hypoblast

Is Epiblast a Scrabble Word?

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15

The word Epiblast is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends

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