Definitions

1. noun

A cell formed during the early stages of embryonic development, prior to the formation of a blastula.

“In the early stages of embryonic development, the fertilized egg forms a blastocyte before it undergoes further cell division.”

2. noun

A cell in the early stages of cell culture, especially in the process of tissue engineering.

“The researchers studied the properties of blastocytes in their cell culture experiments.”