blastula
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From New Latin, diminutive of Ancient Greek βλαστός (blastos, “a germ, bud, sprout, shoot”), from βλαστάνειν (blastanein, “to bud, sprout, grow, properly of plants, but also of animals”).
Noun [edit]
Wikipedia blastula (plural blastulas or blastulae)
- (embryology) An early form in the development of an embryo, consisting of a spherical layer of cells filled with fluid; a blastosphere.
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Translations [edit]
an early form in the development of an embryo
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External links [edit]
- 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
Finnish [edit]
(index b)
Pronunciation [edit]
- Hyphenation: blas‧tu‧la
Noun [edit]
blastula
- (embryology) blastula
Declension [edit]
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Declension of blastula (type kulkija)
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