blastocyst
pronunciation
How to pronounce blastocyst in British English:
UK ['blæstəsɪst]
How to pronounce blastocyst in American English:
US ['blæstəsɪst]
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- Noun:
- the blastula of mammals
Word Origin
- blastocyst (n.)
- 1876, from blasto- + cyst.
Example
- 1. In this case , development proceeded apace , resulting in a blastocyst .
- 2. Extracting cells for culture destroys the blastocyst from which they are taken .
- 3. When she shows us this image of the blastocyst that will eventually be implanted in me , I start to cry .
- 4. Yet , all being well , it will become one-for a blastocyst is an early stage in embryonic development .
- 5. It is the blastocyst destruction in this process that ideologues perceive as morally reprehensible .