noun
Meaning 1
The fluid-filled cavity in a blastula.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
blastocoel
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noun
Meaning 2
the fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blastocoele, blastocele, segmentation cavity, cleavage cavity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cavity, bodily cavity, cavum
History
Etymology
From blasto- + -coel.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: бластоцел (blastocel) — the fluid-filled cavity in a blastula
- French: blastocèle — the fluid-filled cavity in a blastula
- Irish: blastaicéal — the fluid-filled cavity in a blastula
- Italian: blastocele — the fluid-filled cavity in a blastula
- Polish: blastocel — the fluid-filled cavity in a blastula