Medical Dictionary
epiboly
noun epib·o·ly
plural epib·o·lies also epib·o·les \-lēz\
Medical Definition of EPIBOLY
: the growing of one part about another; especially : such growth of the dorsal lip area during gastrulation
—ep·i·bol·ic \ˌep-ə-ˈbäl-ik\ adjective
Variants of EPIBOLY
epib·o·ly also epib·o·le \i-ˈpib-ə-lē\
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