blastula

Noun

Meaning

That stage in the development of the ovum in which the outer cells of the morula become more defined and form the blastoderm.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

blastosphere bud embryo fetus germ larva foetus blastocyst gastrula rudiment morula conceptus blastular blastospheric unborn child
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Hypernyms

embryo conceptus fertilized egg

Hyponyms

blastocyst blastodermic vessicle

Related terms

blastulation coeloblastula amphiblastula stereoblastula discoblastula diblastula

Phrases with the word

pre-implantation blastula

Derivatives

blastulae

Examples

The sixth cleavage occurs in a similar order and completes a 64 cell stage, finally the seventh cleavage marks the end of the cleavage stage with a blastula with 128 blastomeres. Source: Internet

During gastrulation the cells of the blastula undergo coordinated processes of cell division, invasion, and/or migration to form two ( diploblastic ) or three ( triploblastic ) tissue layers. Source: Internet

The first three to four months are spent with the blastula in suspended development before it implants itself in the uterus. Source: Internet

The parts that are autotomised or the buds may develop directly into fully formed larvae or may develop through a gastrula or even a blastula stage. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

blastpipe blastproof blasts off blastulae blastular blastulate