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gastrulation

gastrulation noun: the stage of embryo development at which a gastrula is formed from the blastula by the inward migration of cells.

Noun

gastrulation (plural gastrulations)

  1. The stage of embryo development at which a gastrula is formed from the blastula by the inward migration of cells.
    • The study of comparative embryology, nevertheless, would lead us to expect to find this germ layer arising by a process of gastrulation.1909, John Thomas Patterson, Gastrulation in the Pigeon's Egg, University of Chicago, page 66
    • In the instances described by various observers and in the quadruple one described herein, these gastrulations no doubt began at different times, since the embryos are of different sizes.1929, Proceedings of the South Dakota Academy of Sciences, Volumes 13-19, South Dakota Academy of Science, page 52

gastrulation meaning in Tamil

gastrulation in Tamil

முப்படைக்கோளமாதல், மூவடுக்கு கருக்கோளமாதல்

Forms of gastrulation

pluralgastrulations

Origin of gastrulation

From German Gastrulation, coined by Ernst Haeckel in his 1872 work "Biology of Calcareous Sponges" (see also gastrula).

Words formed from gastrulation

Questions about gastrulation

What does gastrulation mean?
Gastrulation means the stage of embryo development at which a gastrula is formed from the blastula by the inward migration of cells.
What is gastrulation in Tamil?
Gastrulation in Tamil is முப்படைக்கோளமாதல், மூவடுக்கு கருக்கோளமாதல். See Gastrulation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gastrulation?
Gastrulation is a noun.
What is the plural of gastrulation?
The plural of gastrulation is gastrulations.

Words near gastrulation in the dictionary

  1. gastrulas
  2. gastrulate
  3. gastrulated
  4. gastrulates
  5. gastrulating
  6. gastrulation
  7. gastrulations
  8. gastruloid
  9. gastruloids
  10. gasts
  11. gastulation

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