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n. [Gr. mikros, small; meros, part]Small cells of the animal pole in eggs with abundant yolk.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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micromère — ● micromère nom masculin Petite cellule, souvent incolore, résultant des divisions successives des blastomères au début de la segmentation de l œuf. ⇒MICROMÈRE, subst. masc. BIOL. Blastomère de petite taille se formant par divisions successives… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Micromere — Mi cro*mere, n. [Micro + mere.] (Biol.) One of the smaller cells, or blastomeres, resulting from the complete segmentation of a telolecithal ovum. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
micromere — [mī′krō mir΄] n. [ MICRO + MERE] any of certain small cells produced by unequal cell division during early embryologic development in many animals, as in mollusks, flatworms, etc … English World dictionary
micromere — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1877 a small blastomere see blastula illustration … New Collegiate Dictionary
micromere — /muy kreuh mear /, n. a small blastomere, as one of those that form toward the animal pole in embryos that undergo unequal cleavage or those that occur in the embryo of mammals. [1875 80; MICRO + MERE] * * * … Universalium
micromere — noun An unusually small blastomere formed by unequal cleavage of a fertilized ovum … Wiktionary
micromere — A blastomere of small size; for example, one of the blastomeres at the animal pole of an amphibian egg. [micro + G. meros, a part] * * * mi·cro·mere mī krō .mi(ə)r n one of the smaller blastomeres resulting from the unequal segmentation of an egg … Medical dictionary
micromere — mi·cro·mere … English syllables
micromere — mi•cro•mere [[t]ˈmaɪ krəˌmɪər[/t]] n. dvl one of the small blastomeres that form toward the animal pole in embryos that undergo unequal cleavage … From formal English to slang
micromere — ˈmīkrəˌmi(ə)r noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary micr + mere : one of the smaller blastomeres resulting from the unequal segmentation of an egg opposed to macromere; see blastula illustration … Useful english dictionary
