blastula

English

Etymology

From New Latin, diminutive of Ancient Greek βλαστός (“a germ, bud, sprout, shoot”), from βλαστάνειν (“to bud, sprout, grow, properly of plants, but also of animals”).

Noun

Wikipedia blastula (plural blastulas or blastulae)

1. (embryology) An early form in the development of an embryo, consisting of a spherical layer of cells filled with fluid; a blastosphere.

Related terms

• amphiblastula
• blastulation
• coeloblastula
• discoblastula
• stereoblastula

Translations

an early form in the development of an embryo

Japanese: 胞胚 (hōhai)

External links

• blastula in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• blastula in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• blastula at OneLook Dictionary Search

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Finnish

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Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: blas‧tu‧la

Noun

blastula

1. (embryology) blastula

Declension

Declension of blastula (type kulkija) singular plural nominative blastula blastulat genitive blastulan blastuloiden blastuloitten blastulain1 partitive blastulaa blastuloita accusative blastula blastulan blastulat inessive blastulassa blastuloissa elative blastulasta blastuloista illative blastulaan blastuloihin adessive blastulalla blastuloilla ablative blastulalta blastuloilta allative blastulalle blastuloille essive blastulana blastuloina translative blastulaksi blastuloiksi instructive – blastuloin abessive blastulatta blastuloitta comitative – blastuloineen 1) Rare.

Synonyms

• rakkula-aste

Derived terms

• blastulaatio