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Blastula

Blastula Meaning & Definition
Blastula Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Blastula?

[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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Blastula: blastodermic vesicle

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See Also | blastocele | blastocoel | blastocoele | blastocyst | blastosphere | cleavage cavity | conceptus | embryo | fertilized egg | segmentation cavity

Blastula In Webster's Dictionary

\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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