blastocyte

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noun

An undifferentiated cell in the blastula stage of an embryo.

OriginLatin cyta ← Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos) ← English blasto- →
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Meanings

nounblastocyte (plural blastocytes)

plural blastocytes

  1. biologyAn undifferentiated cell in the blastula stage of an embryo.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβλᾰστᾰ́νω (blăstắnō)
  2. Ancient Greekβλαστός (blastós)
  3. Englishblasto-
  4. Ancient Greekκῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)
  5. Latincyta
  6. Englishblastocyte

From blasto- or -cyte.

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APA

blastocyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blastocyte

MLA

“blastocyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blastocyte. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blastocyte,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blastocyte.

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