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mer·o·blas·tic | \ ˌmer-ə-ˈbla-stik 
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\Definition of meroblastic
: characterized by incomplete cleavage as a result of the presence of a mass of yolk material — compare holoblastic
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meroblastically \ ˌmer-ə-ˈbla-sti-k(ə-)lē \ adverb
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meroblastic
adjectivemero·blas·tic | \ ˌmer-ə-ˈblas-tik \
\Medical Definition of meroblastic
: 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
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meroblastically \ -ti-k(ə-)lē \ adverb
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The first known use of meroblastic was in 1864
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