inner cell mass

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inner cell mass

[¦in·ər ′sel ‚mas]
(embryology)
The cells at the animal pole of a blastocyst which give rise to the embryo and certain extraembryonic membranes.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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