embryonic shield

embryonic shield
noun see embryonic disk

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • embryonic disk — or embryonic disc n 1 a) BLASTODISC b) BLASTODERM 2) the part of the inner cell mass of a blastocyst from which the embryo of a placental mammal develops called also embryonic shield …   Medical dictionary

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  • embryonic disk — Embryol. 1. Also called embryonic shield. in the early embryo of mammals, the flattened inner cell mass that arises at the end of the blastocyst stage and from which the embryo begins to differentiate. 2. the blastodisk of yolky eggs. [1935 40] * …   Universalium

  • shield — A protecting screen; lead sheet for protecting the operator and patient from x rays. [A.S. scild] embryonic s. a thickened area of the embryonic blastoderm from which the embryo develops. nipple s. a cap or dome placed over the …   Medical dictionary

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  • embryonicdisk — embryonic disk n. 1. A platelike mass of cells in the blastocyst from which a mammalian embryo develops. Also called embryonic shield. 2. See germinal disk. * * * …   Universalium

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