emboly

(em′bə lē)

noun

Embryology the process by which cells move inward during gastrulation to form the archenteron

Origin: < Gr embolē, insertion, lit., a putting in < emballein: see embolus

See emboly in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. em·bo·lies

The formation of a gastrula from a blastula by invagination.

Origin:

Origin: Greek embolē, insertion

Origin: , from emballein, to insert; see emblem

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