macromere

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mak′rə mēr′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mac•ro•mere  (mak′rə mēr′),USA pronunciation n. [Embryol.]
  1. Developmental Biologyone of the large blastomeres that form toward the vegetal pole in embryos undergoing unequal cleavage.
  • macro- + -mere 1875–80

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