germinal disc

noun

variants or germinal disk
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: the part of the blastoderm that forms the embryo proper of an amniote vertebrate

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“Germinal disc.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/germinal%20disc. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.

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