meroblastic

adjective

mer·​o·​blas·​tic ˌmer-ə-ˈbla-stik 

: characterized by incomplete cleavage as a result of the presence of a mass of yolk material compare holoblastic

meroblastically

ˌmer-ə-ˈbla-sti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French méroblastique, from méro- mero- + -blastique -blastic

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

meroblastic

adjective

mero·​blas·​tic ˌmer-ə-ˈblas-tik 

: characterized by or being incomplete cleavage as a result of the presence of an impeding mass of yolk material (as in the eggs of birds) compare holoblastic

meroblastically

-ti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb