Blastospheric

/ˌblæstəˈsfɛrɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or characteristic of a blastosphere; spherical in the manner of an early embryo.

Etymology

From blastosphere + '-ic' (suffix). Used in embryological and developmental biology literature from the late 1800s onward.

Kelly Says

This adjective helps biologists talk about the specific stage when an embryo is still a simple sphere—like 'blastospheric stage' or 'blastospheric cells'—keeping them precise about which development phase they mean.

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