blastocoel

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blas·to·coel

or blas·to·coele B0315100 (blăs′tə-sēl′)n. The fluid-filled, central cavity of a blastula. Also called segmentation cavity.

blas′to·coe′lic adj.

blastocoel

(ˈblæstəʊˌsiːl) or

blastocoele

n (Biology) embryol the cavity within a blastula. Also called: segmentation cavity

blas•to•coel

(ˈblæs təˌsil)

n. the cavity of a blastula arising in the course of cleavage. [1875–80] blas`to•coel′ic, adj.

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blastocoel - the fluid-filled cavity inside a blastulablastocele, blastocoele, cleavage cavity, segmentation cavityblastosphere, blastula - 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 occursbodily cavity, cavum, cavity - (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

Blastocoel

segmentation cavity, cleavage cavity, primary body cavity, a cavity formed between the blastomeres in the embryo of an animal and filled with a liquid different in chemical composition from the surrounding medium. A blastocoel attains its greatest size towards the end of cleavage in the blastula stage. In the process of gastrulation it is gradually displaced by migrating cellular material.

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blastocoele

(blăs′tə-sēl′)n. The fluid-filled, central cavity of a blastula. Also called segmentation cavity.

blas′to·coe′lic adj.

blastocoel

, blastocoele, blastocele (blas′tŏ-sēl″) [ blast- + -coele] The fluid-filled cavity within the blastula of the developing embryo.

blastocoel

the cavity within the BLASTULA.

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noun the fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula

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