Meaning of BLASTULA
| Pronunciation: | | 'blaschûlu
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| | Definition: | | [n] early stage of an embryo produced by cleavage of an ovum; a liquid-filled sphere whose wall is composed of a single layer of cells; during this stage (about eight days after fertilization) implantation in the wall of the uterus occurs |
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| | Synonyms: | | blastodermic vesicle |
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| | See Also: | | blastocele, blastocoel, blastocoele, blastocyst, blastosphere, cleavage cavity, conceptus, embryo, fertilized egg, segmentation cavity | |
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| | Definition: | |  Blastula
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Blas"tu*la\, n. [NL., dim. of Gr. blasto`s a sprout.]
(Biol.)
That stage in the development of the ovum in which the outer
cells of the morula become more defined and form the
blastoderm.
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| | Definition: | | A hollow ball of cells formed at the end of the cleavage stage of embryonic development. |
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