endoblast

[ en-duh-blast ]

noun

, Embryology.

1. endoderm ( def 1 ).
2. hypoblast ( def 2 ).

endoblast

/ ˈɛndəʊˌblæst /

noun

1. embryol a less common name for endoderm
2. another name for hypoblast

Derived Forms

• ˌendoˈblastic, adjective

Other Words From

• endo·blastic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of endoblast¹

First recorded in 1890–95; endo- + -blast

Example Sentences

The former is often also called the ectoblast, or epiblast, and the latter the endoblast, or hypoblast.

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