blastocyte


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blas·to·cyte

 (blăs′tə-sīt′)
n.
An undifferentiated blastomere of the morula or the blastula stage of an embryo.
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Noun1.blastocyte - an undifferentiated embryonic cell
embryonic cell, formative cell - a cell of an embryo
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