| merogastrula | The gastrula of a meroblastic ovum. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| merogenesis | 1. Reproduction by segmentation. 2. Cleavage of an ovum. Origin: mero-+ G. Genesis, origin (05 Mar 2000) |
| merogenetic | Merogenic Relating to merogenesis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| merogony | 1. The incomplete development of an ovum that has been disorganised. 2. A form of asexual schizogony, typical of sporozoan protozoa, in which the nucleus divides several times before the cytoplasm divides; the schizont divides to form merozoites in this asexual phase of the life cycle. Origin: mero-+ G. Gone, generation (05 Mar 2000) |
| meroistic | <zoology> Applied to the ovaries of insects when they secrete vitelligenous cells, as well as ova. Origin: Gr. Part + an egg. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| meromelia | Partial absence of a free limb (exclusive of girdle); e.g., hemimelia, phocomelia. Origin: mero-+ G. Melos, a limb (05 Mar 2000) |
| meromicrosomia | Abnormal smallness of some portion of the body; local dwarfism. Origin: mero-+ G. Mikros, small, + soma, body (05 Mar 2000) |
| meromyosin | <protein> Fragments of myosin formed by trypsin digestion. Heavy meromyosin (HMM) has the hinge region and ATPase activity, light meromyosin (LMM) is mostly _ helical and is the portion normally laterally associated with other LMM to form the thick filament itself. (18 Nov 1997) |
| meront | A stage in the life cycle of sporozoans in which multiple asexual fission (schizogony) occurs, resulting in production of merozoites. See: schizont. (05 Mar 2000) |
| meropidan | <ornithology> One of a family of birds (Meropidae), including the bee-eaters. Origin: L. Merops a bee-eating bird, Gr. Merops. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| meropodite | <zoology> The fourth joint of a typical appendage of Crustacea. Origin: Gr. Thigh +, foot. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| merorachischisis | Merorrhachischisis Fissure of a portion of the spinal cord. Synonym: mesorrhachischisis, rachischisis partialis. Origin: mero-+ G. Rhachis, spine, + schisis, fissure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| meros | <anatomy> The proximal segment of the hind limb; the thigh. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. The thigh. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| merosin | <protein> See laminin. (18 Nov 1997) |
| merosmia | A condition in which the perception of certain odours is wanting; analogous to colour blindness. Origin: mero-+ G. Osme, smell (05 Mar 2000) |