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EMBRYONIC AREA

\ˌɛmbɹɪˈɒnɪk ˈe͡əɹi͡ə], \ˌɛmbɹɪˈɒnɪk ˈe‍əɹi‍ə], \ˌɛ_m_b_ɹ_ɪ__ˈɒ_n_ɪ_k ˈeə_ɹ_iə]\

Definitions of EMBRYONIC AREA

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Syn. : germinal area, germinal disk. The area of an oval thickening or opacity of the central part of the blastoderm, which subsequently becomes the vascular area. It comprises the transparent area and the opaque area.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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