See Also: epiboly(medicine)
epiboly(dictionary)

epiboly (iou)



epiboly noun. Also epibole. L19.
[Greek epibole throwing or laying on, from epiballein throw on, formed as EPI- + ballein throw; assim. to -Y3.]
Biology. The process by which one set of cells spreads over and surrounds another by dividing more rapidly, as in gastrulation. Cf. EMBOLY.
epi'bolic adjective L19.