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Definition of Ectomere
1. n. The more transparent cells, which finally become external, in many segmenting ova, as those of mammals.
Definition of Ectomere
1. Noun. Any of the blastomeres from which the ectoderm forms ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ectomere
1. a cell that develops into ectoderm [n -S]
Medical Definition of Ectomere
1. A blastomere (one of the cells formed during the first few divisions of the zygote) which takes part in forming the ectoderm (the outermost tissue layer of an embryo). (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ectomere
Literary usage of Ectomere
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1908)
"... the ectoderm of the trunk is derived from the ectomere 2rf ( = X). ...
cells derived from the ectomere 2d give rise to the mantle edge and fold and to ..."
2. The Cell in Development and Inheritance by Edmund Beecher Wilson (1911)
"... correlated with the early formation of the shell-gland to which it gives rise,
while the relatively slow rate of division in the first ectomere- quartet ..."
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