noun
Meaning 1
The mammalian blastula.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
blastocyst
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/ˈblæstəsɪst/
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noun
Meaning 2
the blastula of a placental mammal in which some differentiation of cells has occurred
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blastodermic vessicle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: blastula, blastosphere
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English blasto- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-? Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh1-der.? Ancient Greek κῠ́ω (kŭ́ō)? Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis)der. Late Latin cystisder. English cyst English blastocyst From blasto- + cyst.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: alkiorakkula — mammalian blastula
- Finnish: blastokysti — mammalian blastula
- Finnish: blastokysta — mammalian blastula
- French: blastocyste — mammalian blastula
- Hindi: कोरकपुटी (korakpuṭī) — mammalian blastula
- Icelandic: kímblaðra — mammalian blastula
- Irish: blastaicist — mammalian blastula
- Northern Kurdish: blastoçikildan — mammalian blastula
- Marathi: कोरकपुटी (korakpuṭī) — mammalian blastula
- Polish: blastocysta — mammalian blastula