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chalazas

chalazas is the plural of chalaza.

Meaning of chalaza

Noun

chalaza (plural chalazas or chalazae)

  1. The location where the nucellus attaches to the integuments, opposite the micropyle.
  2. One of the two spiral bands which attach the yolk of an egg to the eggshell, suspending it in the white.

Questions about chalazas

What is chalazas the plural of?
Chalazas is the plural of chalaza.

Words near chalazas in the dictionary

  1. chalav stam
  2. chalav yisrael
  3. chalaza
  4. chalazae
  5. chalazal
  6. chalazas
  7. chalaze
  8. chalazes
  9. chalazia
  10. chalaziferous
  11. chalazion

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