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Definitions for Epiboly
[1] the movement and spreading out of cells into sheets of tissue that overlie or surround other groups of cells, especially as in the formation of certain gastrulas.
[2] embryol a process that occurs during gastrulation in vertebrates, in which cells on one side of the blastula grow over and surround the remaining cells and yolk and eventually form the ectoderm
Words nearby Epiboly
epibiosis, epibiotic, epiblast, epiblem, epiblepharon, epiboly, epibulbar, epic, epic fail, epic hero, epic machinery
Origin of Epiboly
1870–75; < Greek epibolḗ a throwing on, equivalent to epi- epi- + bol- (variant stem of bállein to throw) + -ē noun suffix
Other words from Epiboly
ep·i·bol·ic [ep-uh -bol -ik] /ˌɛp əˈbɒl ɪk/ , adjective
Word origin for Epiboly
C19: from Greek epibolē a laying on, from epiballein to throw on, from epi- + ballein to throw