noun
pl. -·las or -·lae· an embryo at the stage of development in which it consists of usually one layer of cells around a central cavity, forming a hollow sphere
Origin of blastula
ModL, diminutive from Classical Greek blastos, a sproutblastula
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blastula
noun
pl. blas·tu·las, or blas·tu·laeAn early embryonic form produced by cleavage of a fertilized ovum and consisting of a spherical layer of cells surrounding a fluid-filled cavity. Also called blastosphere .
Origin of blastula
New Latin from Greek blastos bud Latin -ula feminine diminutive suff.Related Forms:
- blas′tu·lar
adjective
- blas′tu·la′tion
noun
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Plural blastulas
An animal embryo at the stage immediately following the division of the fertilized egg cell, consisting of a ball-shaped layer of cells around a fluid-filled cavity known as a blastocoel.
Compare gastrula See also blastocyst
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Noun
(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.
Origin
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”).
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blastula - Medical Definition
n.
pl. blastulas or blastulae (-lē′)An early embryonic form produced by cleavage of a fertilized ovum and consisting of a spherical layer of cells surrounding a fluid-filled cavity. Also called blastosphere
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- blas′tu·lar
adj.
- blas′tu·la′tion (-lā′shən)
n.
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