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epiboly
e·pib·o·ly [ i píbbəlee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
cell-layer overlap: the growth of a layer of rapidly dividing cells over a layer of more slowly dividing cells during embryo development in the eggs of birds and reptiles
[Late 19th century. < Greek epibolē "throwing on" < epiballein< ballein "to throw"]

ep·i·bol·ic [ èppi bóllik ] adjective
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