blastocele

Variant of blastocoele

blastocoele definition

blasto·coele or blastocele blas′to·cele′ (blas′tō sēl′, -tə-)

noun

the segmentation cavity of a developing ovum or of the blastula

Etymology: blasto- + -coele

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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