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Word: Micromere
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Huxley (1825–1895), biologist and science educationist. From micro- + -mere. Compare ancient Greek μικρομερής consisting of small parts
Definition:
A relatively small blastomere formed by unequal segmentation in the fertilized ovum, such as one of those found at the animal pole of an amphibian ovum.
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