Epiboly

/ˌɛpɪˈboʊli/ noun

Definition

A major type of embryonic movement where the outer cells of an embryo spread out and gradually cover the inner cells, especially common in fish and amphibian eggs.

Etymology

From Greek epi- (upon) + ballein (to throw) with -y forming a noun. Distinct from but related to epibole, emphasizing the complete process.

Kelly Says

Epiboly is literally watching the outside of a frog or fish embryo slowly shrink-wrap itself around the insides—it's fundamental to how most vertebrates get organized!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንሰሳት እንደ ሰው
in-sa-sat en-de-sew
ARالعربية
تشكل البُرْهَةِ
ta-sha-kul-u al-bu-rah-ti
BNবাংলা
প্রোলোপি
pro-lo-pi
CACatalà
epibòlia
e-pi-bo-li-a
CSČeština
epiboly
e-pi-bo-li
DADansk
epiboly
e-pi-bo-li
DEDeutsch
Epiboly
e-pi-bo-li
ELΕλληνικά
επιοβόληση
e-pi-o-vo-li-se
ESEspañol
epibólisis
e-pi-bo-li-sis
FAفارسی
اپیبولی
e-pi-bo-li
FISuomi
epiboly
e-pi-bo-li
FRFrançais
épiboly
e-pi-bo-li
GUGU
એપિબોલિક
e-pi-bo-li-k
HAHA
epiboly
e-pi-bo-li
HEעברית
אפיבולי
e-pi-vo-li
HIहिन्दी
एपिपोली
e-pi-po-li
HUMagyar
epiboly
e-pi-bo-li
IDBahasa Indonesia
epiboly
e-pi-bo-li
IGIG
epiboly
e-pi-bo-li
ITItaliano
epiboly
e-pi-bo-li
JA日本語
上皮形成
じょうひけいせい
KKKK
epiboly
e-pi-bo-li
KMKM
ការកើតឡើងនៃស្បែក
ka-r ka-et-la-eng na-i sba-ek
KO한국어
상피 형성
sangpi hyoseong
MRMR
एपिपोली
e-pi-po-li
MSBahasa Melayu
epiboly
e-pi-bo-li
MYမြန်မာ
အပြင်ဘက် ဖွံ့ဖြိုး
a-pyin-ba-chet hwan-hpon-hpyo
NLNederlands
epiboly
e-pi-bo-li
NONorsk
epiboly
e-pi-bo-li
PAPA
ਅਪਿਬੋਲੀ
a-pi-bo-li
PLPolski
epiboly
e-pi-bo-li
PTPortuguês
epibólise
e-pi-bo-li-se
RORomână
epiboly
e-pi-bo-li
RUРусский
эпибо́лия
e-pi-bo-li-ya
SVSvenska
epiboly
e-pi-bo-li
SWKiswahili
epiboly
e-pi-bo-li
TAதமிழ்
மேல்தோல் வளர்ச்சி
maela-tol valarchi
TEతెలుగు
ఉపిబోలిక
u-pi-bo-li-ka
THไทย
การพัฒนาผิวหนัง
garan phatthana phi-nan
TLTL
epiboly
e-pi-bo-li
TRTürkçe
epiboly
e-pi-bo-li
UKУкраїнська
епіболія
e-pi-bo-li-ya
URاردو
اپيبولی
a-pi-bo-li
VITiếng Việt
phát triển biểu mô
phat trien bieu mo
YOYO
epiboly
e-pi-bo-li
ZH中文
上皮形成
shàng pí xíng chéng
ZUZU
epiboly
e-pi-bo-li

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