Blastomere

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Blastomere \Blas"to*mere\, n. [Gr. blasto`s sprout + -mere.]
     (Biol.)
     One of the segments first formed by the division of the ovum.
     --Balfour.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  blastomere
       n : any cell resulting from cleavage of a fertilized egg